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  2. IIT JEE
  3. Mathematics
  4. Complex numbers and quadratic equations
512 marks

Complex numbers and quadratic equations

This chapter deals with complex numbers, their algebra, geometry, and their application in solving quadratic equations.

12 Topics
35h prep
3.8% subject weight
12 Topics
1

Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals

2m1/10
📌 Key Formulaz = (a, b) = a + ib, a, b ∈ R
2

Representation of complex numbers in the form a + ib

2m1/10
📌 Key Formulaz = a + ib, Re(z) = a, Im(z) = b
3

Complex numbers representation in a plane

2m1/10
📌 Key FormulaArgand plane, (a, b) as coordinates of point representing z = a + ib
4

Argand diagram

2m1/10
📌 Key FormulaGeometrical representation of complex numbers.
5

Algebra of complex number

2m2/10
📌 Key FormulaAddition: (a+ib) + (c+id) = (a+c) + i(b+d), Multiplication: (a+ib)(c+id) = (ac - bd) + i(ad + bc)
6

Modulus and argument/amplitude of a complex number

2m3/10
📌 Key Formula|z| = √(a² + b²), arg(z) = θ such that tan θ = b/a
7

Square root of a complex number

2m4/10
📌 Key Formula√(a + ib) = ±[√{(√(a²+b²) + a)/2} + i√{(√(a²+b²) - a)/2}]
8

Triangle inequality

2m3/10
📌 Key Formula|z₁ + z₂| ≤ |z₁| + |z₂|, |z₁ - z₂| ≥ ||z₁| - |z₂||
9

Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions

2m2/10
📌 Key Formulax = [-b ± √(b² - 4ac)] / 2a, For complex roots, they occur in conjugate pairs.
10

Relations between roots and coefficient

2m2/10
📌 Key FormulaSum of roots (α+β) = -b/a, Product of roots (αβ) = c/a
11

Nature of roots

2m2/10
📌 Key FormulaDiscriminant D = b² - 4ac. D > 0: real and distinct, D = 0: real and equal, D < 0: complex conjugates.
12

The formation of quadratic equations with given roots

2m2/10
📌 Key Formulax² - (sum of roots)x + (product of roots) = 0