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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Solutions

This document contains problems involving complex numbers, including: - Finding values that equal -i - Expressing expressions using i - Solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula and expressing answers in the form a + bi - Simplifying and expressing expressions in the form a + bi - Finding values of x and y from equations involving complex numbers - Determining values of k for which expressions are real or imaginary - Finding possible and range values of k based on the number of roots a quadratic equation has when graphed - Calculating the discriminant of a quadratic equation to determine the nature of its roots

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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Solutions

This document contains problems involving complex numbers, including: - Finding values that equal -i - Expressing expressions using i - Solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula and expressing answers in the form a + bi - Simplifying and expressing expressions in the form a + bi - Finding values of x and y from equations involving complex numbers - Determining values of k for which expressions are real or imaginary - Finding possible and range values of k based on the number of roots a quadratic equation has when graphed - Calculating the discriminant of a quadratic equation to determine the nature of its roots

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Complex numbers

1. Which one equals –i?


A. i30 B. i31 C. i32 D. i33

169
2. Express −√−121 , √ −
25 and √−25+√−49 using i.

2. (a + bi)2 + 44 = 6(a + bi) what is the value of a? what is the value of b?

3. Solve -7x2 = x + 1 using the quadratic formula, and express the answer in a+bi
form.
4. Simplify and express each of the following in the form a + bi.
2−4 i
−4+2i 6 i−5
8 i( 2−3 i)

(2 + 3i)(1 – 5i) + (–2 + 6i)

5. x and y are real numbers.


a. −8+4 xi=2 y−12 i , find x and y

b. If (x – 11i) (11 + 2xi) = 3 + yi, find x and y.


1+ki
z=
6. Let 1−ki , where k is a real number. Find the values of k such that
(a) z is a real number, (b = 0)

(b) z is an imaginary number. (a = 0)


Number of roots
1.
2
a. If the graph of y=5 x +kx +5 touches the x-axis at one point, find the possible

values(s) of k.

b. If it touches the x-axis at two points, find the range of k.

c. If it does not touch the x-axis, find the range of k. Find its smallest value if it is an
integer.

2. Calculate the value of the discriminant of 4x2 – 6x – 3 = 0 and determine the nature
of roots.

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