NCB 10103: TUTORIAL 4

COMPLEX NUMBERS

1. Simplify the following and write in the rectangular form .

(1 j 2)(2 j 3) j3 4
a) b)
(4 j 3) (2 j 3) j 23

2. Given that (2 j3)u 3v 5 j 4 . Find u and v if

a) u and v are real numbers.
b) u and v are complex numbers and v is the complex conjugate of u.

3. Let
Z 1 3 j 2 1 3 . Calculate Z 2

4.
Find the value of x such that that 10 x j (2 x) ( x j ) is a real number.

a jb
5. Let Z , where a , b , c and d are real numbers such that c j d 0 .
c jd
Find a relation between a , b , c and d so that :

(a) Z is a real number

(b) Z is a pure imaginary number

2 3 j 5 j
2 j 7 j
6. Find the complex conjugate of

7. Two complex number Z1 and Z2 are such that Z1 Z2 1 .

a b
If Z1 and Z2 , find the value of a and b.
1 j 1 2 j

aj 11 2
8. Given j , find a and b where b > 0
j 4 j b 25 25
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9. Find the modulus and the argument of the following complex numbers.
(a) Z1 1 j 2 (b) Z2 5 j 2

(c) Z3 2 3 j 5 (d) j (1 j 3 )

10. Evaluate in polar form : 2120 5.258 1.6 40 .

11. Perform the indicated operations and express the answer

(to the nearest hundredth) in polar form

3 j
2e 6
1.7e1.2 j 2.5 7e j 2.1

12. Solve for Z :

a) 2Z Z 6 j5 , in polar form
13
b) 2Z 1 Z , in exponential form
2 j3

13. Solve the following complex equation, giving the answer correct to 4 significant
figures:
3
12 3
2 4 x jy

2
3
14. Let z ln(3) j 2 and a, b be real such that a jb e z .
Determine a, b .

15. Given Z 3 j . Determine Z 6 by using De Moivres Theorem.

(Express the results in exponential form)

16. Simplify
3 j33 (1 j ) 4
(1 j 3 ) 9

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Answers
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1. a) 4 j b) 1 j 4
2
4 23
2. a) u , v
3 9
13 11 13 11
b) u j , v j
4 4 4 4
3. 29.32 j8
4. x 5 , 2

5. (a) bc ad (b) ac bd
26 39
6. j
25 50
7. a 4 , b 5
8. a 2 , b3

9. (a) r 3 , 54.74 0 (b) r 7 , -32.310 or 327.69

(c) r 17 , -147.160 or 212.84 (d) r 2 , 135

10. 7.1985.77
11. 35.4517.52

12. (a) 2968.20 (b) 10e j 0.32

13. x 4.659 , y -17.39
14. a 0, b 3

15.
Z 6 1000 cos(249.4 ) j sin(249.4 ) or

Z6 1000cos(110.61 ) j sin(110.61 )

16. 0.42 j 0.42

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