JEE Complex Numbers PYQ
Solving JEE Complex Numbers PYQ problems helps students understand how algebraic operations, geometric interpretations and equations involving complex numbers are tested in JEE Main and JEE Advanced. The chapter includes both direct formula-based problems and questions that require visualization on the Argand plane.
A complex number is generally expressed as:
$$z=a+ib$$
where a is the real part, b is the imaginary part and:
$$i2=−1$$
The conjugate and modulus of $$z=a+ib$$ are given by:
$$z=a−ib$$
$$∣z∣=a2+b2$$
Practicing questions from JEE Advanced Previous Papers helps students recognize recurring concepts and understand how multiple properties can be combined in a single problem. It also improves algebraic accuracy and the ability to interpret complex numbers geometrically.
JEE Complex Numbers Important PYQ PDF
The JEE Complex Numbers Important PYQ PDF provided below contains selected previous-year questions for structured chapter-wise practice. Students can use it during preparation, revision and before attempting full-length tests.
Try solving each question independently before checking its answer or explanation. While practicing JEE Complex Numbers Questions, note whether the problem tests algebraic operations, roots of equations, arguments or geometric properties. This will help you identify weak areas and revise them systematically.
The PDF can also be used as a timed practice test. Mark questions that require lengthy calculations or unfamiliar methods and attempt them again after revising the relevant concepts.
Important Topics Covered in Complex Numbers PYQs
Complex Numbers PYQs cover algebraic, trigonometric and geometric applications. Students should understand the basic definitions and formulas before moving to advanced problems. Many JEE Advanced Questions combine complex numbers with quadratic equations, coordinate geometry or trigonometry.
Important topics include:
- Algebra of complex numbers
- Modulus and argument
- Conjugate of a complex number
- Argand plane
- Polar form of complex numbers
- Triangle inequality
- Locus of complex numbers
- Cube roots of unity
- Quadratic equations with complex roots
- Rotation using complex numbers
- De Moivre’s theorem
The polar form of a complex number is:
$$z=r(cosθ+isinθ)$$
where:
$$r=∣z∣$$
For two complex numbers $$z1$$ and $$z2:$$
$$∣z1z2∣=∣z1∣∣z2∣$$
$$arg(z1z2)=arg(z1)+arg(z2)$$
The cube roots of unity satisfy:
$$1+ω+ω2=0$$
$$ω3=1$$
Students should revise these identities using a reliable JEE Mains Formula Sheet so they can recall them quickly during the examination.
How to Solve Complex Numbers PYQs Effectively
Begin by identifying whether the problem is algebraic or geometric. For algebraic questions, express complex numbers in the form a+ib and compare their real and imaginary parts. For geometric problems, represent the given condition on the Argand plane before performing calculations.
Use the following approach while solving PYQs:
- Write the given complex number in standard or polar form.
- Simplify powers of i using their cyclic pattern.
- Use conjugates when simplifying complex fractions.
- Interpret modulus as distance on the Argand plane.
- Convert equations involving modulus into locus conditions.
- Check the quadrant before determining the argument.
- Use symmetry while handling roots of complex equations.
- Verify whether all obtained roots satisfy the original condition.
After completing topic-wise practice, attempt a JEE Advanced Mock Test to evaluate your speed, accuracy and question-selection strategy. During analysis, separate conceptual mistakes from calculation errors. Reattempting incorrectly solved questions is more useful than simply reading their solutions.
List of JEE Complex Numbers PYQs
The questions listed below can be attempted as a chapter-wise test. Solve them without checking the answers and set a suitable time limit to recreate exam-like conditions.
After completing the test, review every incorrect or skipped question. Record the formula, property or geometric interpretation required so that you can revise it before the next practice session.
Question 1
Let a complex number be $$w = 1 - \sqrt{3}i$$. Let another complex number $$z$$ be such that $$|zw| = 1$$ and $$\arg(z) - \arg(w) = \frac{\pi}{2}$$. Then the area of the triangle (in sq. units) with vertices origin, $$z$$ and $$w$$ is equal to
correct answer:- 2
Question 2
Let $$z$$ and $$w$$ be two complex numbers such that $$w = z\bar{z} - 2z + 2$$, $$\left|\frac{z+i}{z-3i}\right| = 1$$ and $$\text{Re}(w)$$ has minimum value. Then, the minimum value of $$n \in N$$ for which $$w^n$$ is real, is equal to ________.
correct answer:- 4
Question 3
If $$|z - 3 + 2i| \leq 4$$ then the difference between the greatest value and the least value of $$|z|$$ is:
correct answer:- 2
Question 4
Let $$a = \text{Im}\left(\frac{1+z^2}{2iz}\right)$$, where z is any non-zero complex number. The set $$A = \{a : |z| = 1$$ and $$z \neq \pm 1\}$$ is equal to:
correct answer:- 1
Question 5
Let $$S = \{z = x + iy : |z-1+i| \geq |z|, |z| < 2, |z+i| = |z-1|\}$$. Then the set of all values of x, for which $$w = 2x + iy \in S$$ for some $$y \in \mathbb{R}$$, is
correct answer:- 2
Question 6
If $$\alpha, \beta \in C$$ are the distinct roots of the equation $$x^2 - x + 1 = 0$$, then $$\alpha^{101} + \beta^{107}$$ is equal to:
correct answer:- 4
Question 7
The equation $$Im\left(\frac{iz - 2}{z - i}\right) + 1 = 0$$, $$z \in \mathbb{C}$$, $$z \neq i$$ represents a part of a circle having radius equal to:
correct answer:- 3
Question 8
Let $$z$$ be those complex numbers which satisfy $$|z + 5| \leq 4$$ and $$z(1 + i) + \bar{z}(1 - i) \geq -10$$, $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$. If the maximum value of $$|z + 1|^2$$ is $$\alpha + \beta\sqrt{2}$$, then the value of $$(\alpha + \beta)$$ is
correct answer:- 48
Question 9
If $$z \neq 0$$ be a complex number such that $$\left|z - \frac{1}{z}\right| = 2$$, then the maximum value of $$|z|$$ is
correct answer:- 4
Question 10
For all complex numbers z of the form $$1 + i\alpha$$, $$\alpha \in R$$, if $$z^2 = x + iy$$, then:
correct answer:- 2
Question 11
The value of $$\left(\frac{-1+i\sqrt{3}}{1-i}\right)^{30}$$ is:
correct answer:- 4
Question 12
Let the lines $$(2 - i)z = (2 + i)\bar{z}$$ and $$(2 + i)z + (i - 2)\bar{z} - 4i = 0$$, (here $$i^2 = -1$$) be normal to a circle $$C$$. If the line $$iz + \bar{z} + 1 + i = 0$$ is tangent to this circle $$C$$, then its radius is:
correct answer:- 3
Question 13
If $$z = 2 + 3i$$, then $$z^5 + \bar{z}^5$$ is equal to:
correct answer:- 1
Question 14
Let $$z = x + iy$$ be a non-zero complex number such that $$z^2 = i|z|^2$$, where $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$, then $$z$$ lies on the:
correct answer:- 3
Question 15
Let z be a complex number such that |z - 6| = 5 and |z + 2 - 6i| = 5. Then the value of $$z^{3}+3z^{2}-15z+141$$ is equal to
correct answer:- 4
Question 16
If the equation $$a|z|^2 +\overline{\bar{\alpha}z + \alpha\bar{z}} + d = 0$$ represents a circle where $$a, d$$ are real constants then which of the following condition is correct?
correct answer:- 2
Question 17
Let $$S = \{z \in \mathbb{C} : z^2 + 4z + 16 = 0\}$$. Then $$\displaystyle\sum_{z \in S} |z + \sqrt{3}\,i|^2$$ is equal to :
correct answer:- 4
Question 18
Let $$z_1$$ and $$z_2$$ be two complex numbers such that $$z_1 + z_2 = 5$$ and $$z_1^3 + z_2^3 = 20 + 15i$$. Then $$|z_1^4 + z_2^4|$$ equals
correct answer:- 2
Question 19
If $$z^2 + z + 1 = 0, z \in C$$, then $$\left|\sum_{n=1}^{15}\left(z^n + (-1)^n \frac{1}{z^n}\right)^2\right|$$ is equal to ______
correct answer:- 2
Question 20
The area (in sq. units) of the region $$S = \{z \in \mathbb{C} : |z - 1| \leq 2; (z + \bar{z}) + i(z - \bar{z}) \leq 2, \text{Im}(z) \geq 0\}$$ is
correct answer:- 4
Question 21
Let the circles $$C_1 : |z| = r$$ and $$C_2 : |z - 3 - 4i| = 5$$, $$z \in \mathbb{C}$$, be such that $$C_2$$ lies within $$C_1$$. If $$z_1$$ moves on $$C_1$$, $$z_2$$ moves on $$C_2$$ and $$\min|z_1 - z_2| = 2$$, then $$\max|z_1 - z_2|$$ is equal to :
correct answer:- 3
Question 22
If $$\alpha$$ denotes the number of solutions of $$|1 - i|^x = 2^x$$ and $$\beta = \frac{|z|}{\arg(z)}$$, where $$z = \frac{\pi}{4}(1+i)^4\left(\frac{1-\sqrt{\pi}\cdot i}{\sqrt{\pi}+i} + \frac{\sqrt{\pi}-i}{1+\sqrt{\pi}\cdot i}\right)$$, $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$, then the distance of the point $$(\alpha, \beta)$$ from the line $$4x - 3y = 7$$ is ______
correct answer:- 3
Question 23
If $$z$$ and $$\omega$$ are two complex numbers such that $$|z\omega| = 1$$ and $$\arg(z) - \arg(\omega) = \frac{3\pi}{2}$$, then $$\arg\left(\frac{1 - 2\bar{z}\omega}{1 + 3\bar{z}\omega}\right)$$ is:
(Here $$\arg(z)$$ denotes the principal argument of complex number $$z$$)
correct answer:- 2
Question 24
If the least and the largest real values of $$\alpha$$, for which the equation $$z + \alpha|z - 1| + 2i = 0$$ ($$z \in C$$ and $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$) has a solution, are $$p$$ and $$q$$ respectively; then $$4(p^2 + q^2)$$ is equal to ______.
correct answer:- 10
Question 25
Let $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$. If $$\frac{(-1 + i\sqrt{3})^{21}}{(1 - i)^{24}} + \frac{(1 + i\sqrt{3})^{21}}{(1 + i)^{24}} = k$$, and $$n = [|k|]$$ be the greatest integral part of $$|k|$$. Then $$\sum_{j=0}^{n+5} (j + 5)^2 - \sum_{j=0}^{n+5} (j + 5)$$ is equal to ______.
correct answer:- 310
Question 26
The equation $$\arg\left(\frac{z-1}{z+1}\right) = \frac{\pi}{4}$$ represents a circle with:
correct answer:- 4
Question 27
If $$(\sqrt{3} + i)^{100} = 2^{99}(p + iq)$$, then $$p$$ and $$q$$ are roots of the equation:
correct answer:- 4
Question 28
Let $$u = \frac{2z+i}{z-ki}$$, $$z = x + iy$$ and $$k \gt 0$$. If the curve represented by Re(u) + Im(u) = 1 intersects the y-axis at points P and Q where PQ = 5 then the value of k is
correct answer:- 4
Question 29
The equation $$|z - i| = |z - 1|$$, $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$, represents:
correct answer:- 3
Question 30
For all $$z \in C$$ on the curve $$C_1$$: $$|z| = 4$$, let the locus of the point $$z + \dfrac{1}{z}$$ be the curve $$C_2$$. Then
correct answer:- 1
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