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11th Commerce Maths Solution Book Pdf Chapter 3 Complex Numbers Ex 3.1 Questions and Answers.
Question 1.
Write the conjugates of the following complex numbers:
(i) 3 + i
(ii) 3 – i
(iii) -√5 – √7i
(iv) -√-5
(v) 5i
(vi) √5 – i
(vii) √2 + √3i
Solution:
(i) Conjugate of (3 + i) is (3 – i)
(ii) Conjugate of (3 – i) is (3 + i)
(iii) Conjugate of (-√5 – √7i) is (-√5 + √7i)
(iv) -√-5 = -√5 × √-1 = -√5i
Conjugate of -√-5 is √5i
(v) Conjugate of 5i is -5i
(vi) Conjugate of √5 – i is √5 + i
(vii) Conjugate of √2 + √3i is √2 – √3i

Question 2.
Express the following in the form of a + ib, a, b ∈ R, i = √-1. State the values of a and b:
(i) (1 + 2i)(-2 + i)
(ii) \(\frac{\mathrm{i}(4+3 \mathrm{i})}{(1-\mathrm{i})}\)
(iii) \(\frac{(2+i)}{(3-i)(1+2 i)}\)
(iv) \(\frac{3+2 i}{2-5 i}+\frac{3-2 i}{2+5 i}\)
(v) \(\frac{2+\sqrt{-3}}{4+\sqrt{-3}}\)
(vi) (2 + 3i)(2 – 3i)
(vii) \(\frac{4 i^{8}-3 i^{9}+3}{3 i^{11}-4 i^{10}-2}\)
Solution:

Question 3.
Show that (-1 + √3i)
3 is a real number.
Solution:
(-1 + √3i)
3
= (-1)
3 + 3(-1)
2 (√3i) + 3(-1)(√3i)
2 +(√3i)
3 [∵ (a + b)
3 = a
3 + 3a
2b + 3ab
2 + b
3]
= -1 + 3√3i – 3(3i
2) + 3√3 i
3
= -1 + 3√3i – 3(-3) – 3√3i [∵ i
2 = -1, i
3 = -1]
= -1 + 9
= 8, which is a real number.
Question 4.
Evaluate the following:
(i) i
35
(ii) i
888
(iii) i
93
(iv) i
116
(v) i
403
(vi) \(\frac{1}{i^{58}}\)
(vii) i
30 + i
40 + i
50 + i
60
Solution:
We know that, i
2 = -1, i
3 = -i, i
4 = 1
(i) i
35 = (i
4)
8 (i
2) i = (1)
8 (-1) i = -i
(ii) i
888 = (i
4)
222 = (1)
222 = 1
(iii) i
93 = (i
4)
23 . i = (1)
23 . i = i
(iv) i
116 = (i
4)
29 = (1)
29 = 1
(v) i
403 = (i
4)
100 (i
2) i = (1)
100 (-1) i = -i
(vi) \(\frac{1}{i^{88}}=\frac{1}{\left(i^{4}\right)^{14} \cdot i^{2}}=\frac{1}{(1)^{14}(-1)}=-1\)
(vii) i
30 + i
40 + i
50 + i
60
= (i
4)
7 i
2 + (i
4)
10 + (i
4)
12 i
2 + (i
4)
15
= (1)
7 (-1) + (1)
10 + (1)
12 (-1) + (1)
15
= -1 + 1 – 1 + 1
= 0

Question 5.
Show that 1 + i
10 + i
20 + i
30 is a real number.
Solution:
1 + i
10 + i
20 + i
30
= 1 + (i
4)
2 . i
2 + (i
4)
5 + (i
4)
7 . i
2
= 1 + (1)
2 (-1) + (1)
5 + (1)
7 (-1) [∵ i
4 = 1, i
2 = -1]
= 1 – 1 + 1 – 1
= 0, which is a real number.
Question 6.
Find the value of
(i) i
49 + i
68 + i
89 + i
110
(ii) i + i
2 + i
3 + i
4
Solution:
(i) i
49 + i
68 + i
89 + i
110
= (i
4)
12 . i + (i
4)
17 + (i
4)
22 . i + (i
4)
27 . i
2
= (1)
12 . i + (1)
17 + (1)
22 . i + (1)
27(-1) ……[∵ i
4 = 1, i
2 = -1]
= i + 1 + i – 1
= 2i
(ii) i + i
2 + i
3 + i
4
= i + i
2 + i
2 . i + i
4
= i – 1 – i + 1 [∵ i
2 = -1, i
4 = 1]
= 0
Question 7.
Find the value of 1 + i
2 + i
4 + i
6 + i
8 + …… + i
20.
Solution:
1 + i
2 + i
4 + i
6 + i
8 + ….. + i
20
= 1 + (i
2 + i
4) + (i
6 + i
8) + (i
10 + i
12) + (i
14 + i
16) + (i
18 + i
20)
= 1 + [i
2 + (i
2)
2] + [(i
2)
3 + (i
2)
4] + [(i
2)
5 + (i
2)
6] + [(i
2)
7 + (i
2)
8] + [(i
2)
9 + (i
2)
10]
= 1 + [-1 + (- 1)
2] + [(-1)
3 + (-1)
4] + [(-1)
5 + (-1)
6] + [(-1)
7 + (-1)
8] + [(-1)
9 + (-1)
10] [∵ i
2 = -1]
= 1 + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1)
= 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0
= 1
Question 8.
Find the values of x and y which satisfy the following equations (x, y ∈ R):
(i) (x + 2y) + (2x – 3y)i + 4i = 5
(ii) \(\frac{x+1}{1+\mathrm{i}}+\frac{y-1}{1-\mathrm{i}}=\mathrm{i}\)
Solution:
(i) (x + 2y) + (2x – 3y)i + 4i = 5
∴ (x + 2y) + (2x – 3y)i = 5 – 4i
Equating real and imaginary parts, we get
x + 2y = 5 ……..(i)
and 2x – 3y = -4 ………(ii)
Equation (i) × 2 – equation (ii) gives
7y = 14
∴ y = 2
Putting y- 2 in (i), we get
x + 2(2) = 5
∴ x + 4 = 5
∴ x = 1
∴ x = 1 and y = 2
Check:
If x = 1 and y = 2 satisfy the given condition, then our answer is correct.
L.H.S. = (x + 2y) + (2x – 3y)i + 4i
= (1 + 4) + (2 – 6)i + 4i
= 5 – 4i + 4i
= 5
= R.H.S.
Thus, our answer is correct.
(ii) \(\frac{x+1}{1+\mathrm{i}}+\frac{y-1}{1-\mathrm{i}}=\mathrm{i}\)

(x + y) + (y – x – 2)i = 2i
(x + y) + (y – x – 2)i = 0 + 2i
Equating real and imaginary parts, we get
x + y = 0 and y – x – 2 = 2
∴ x + y = 0 ……(i)
and -x + y = 4 ……..(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get
2y = 4
∴ y = 2
Putting y = 2 in (i), we get
x + 2 = 0
∴ x = -2
∴ x = -2 and y = 2

Question 9.
Find the value of:
(i) x
3 – x
2 + x + 46, if x = 2 + 3i
(ii) 2x
3 – 11x
2 + 44x + 27, if x = \(\frac{25}{3-4 i}\)
Solution:
(i) x = 2 + 3i
∴ x – 2 = 3i
∴ (x – 2)
2 = 9i
2
∴ x
2 – 4x + 4 = 9(-1) …..[∵ i
2 = -1]
∴ x
2 – 4x + 13 = 0 ……(i)

∴ x
3 – x
2 + x + 46 = (x
2 – 4x + 13)(x + 3) + 7
= 0(x + 3) + 7 ……[From (i)]
= 7
(ii) x = \(\frac{25}{3-4 i}\)

∴ x = 3 + 4i
∴ x – 3 = 4i
∴ (x – 3)
2 = 16i
2
∴ x
2 – 6x + 9 = 16(-1) …….[∵ i
2 = -1]
∴ x
2 – 6x + 25 = 0 …….(i)

∴ 2x
3 – 11x
2 + 44x + 27
= (x
2 – 6x + 25) (2x + 1) + 2
= 0 . (2x + 1) + 2 ……[From (i)]
= 0 + 2
= 2