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Assessment: Complex Numbers

Answer every question, then submit to see your score and which topics to review.

Part A — Concept Questions

What is i²?

Easy

In z = a + bi, what is "b" called?

Easy

Part B — Formula & Application

Compute (6−3i) + (−2+5i).

Medium

Find |z| for z = 5+12i.

Medium

Part C — Problem Solving

Multiply (3+2i)(3−2i). (The result is purely real — enter just that number.)

Medium

Divide (2+6i) by (2+i).

Medium

Part D — Real-Life Application

Electrical engineers represent AC circuit impedance as a complex number. Which form makes it easiest to multiply two impedances (by simply multiplying magnitudes and adding angles)?

Medium

A signal-processing engineer needs to compute a complex number raised to the 10th power quickly. Which tool makes this direct, rather than tediously multiplying it out 10 times?

Medium

Part E — Challenge

Why are the nth roots of a complex number always evenly spaced around a circle?

Hard

Simplify i¹⁰⁰ using the 4-cycle pattern of powers of i, and give the result as a real number.

Hard

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