Complex Arithmetic flashcards

18 practice cards drawn from the Complex Arithmetic lessons. Tap a card to turn it over. Every answer is checked against the lesson it came from.

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Is there a real number whose square is −3?

no

from “Roots of Negative Numbers”

Is there a real number whose square is −4?

no

from “Roots of Negative Numbers”

What is √(−64)?

8i

from “The Imaginary Unit”

What is √(−49)?

7i

from “The Imaginary Unit”

What is i⁶?

−1

from “Powers of i”

What is ?

−i

from “Powers of i”

(2 + 3i) + (5 + 3i)

7 + 6i

from “Adding Complex Numbers”

(2 + 5i) + (1 + 2i)

3 + 7i

from “Adding Complex Numbers”

4i × 4i

-16

from “Multiplying Complex Numbers”

5i × 5i

-25

from “Multiplying Complex Numbers”

(1 + 2i)(1 − 2i)

5

from “Complex Conjugates”

(3 + 6i)(3 − 6i)

45

from “Complex Conjugates”

To divide by 1 + 2i, multiply by which conjugate?

1 − 2i

from “Dividing Complex Numbers”

To divide by 4 + 3i, multiply by which conjugate?

4 − 3i

from “Dividing Complex Numbers”

Solve x² + 9 = 0

x = ±3i

from “Complex Roots of a Quadratic”

Solve x² + 16 = 0

x = ±4i

from “Complex Roots of a Quadratic”

z³ − 5z² + 17z − 13 = 0 has real coefficients and root 2 + 3i. Name another root.

2 − 3i

from “Complex Roots of a Cubic”

A cubic has roots 2 ± 3i. What real quadratic factor do they give?

z² − 4z + 13

from “Complex Roots of a Cubic”

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