JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Square root, Representation and Logarithm of complex numbers

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    \[\sqrt{-8-6i}=\]   [Roorkee 1979; RPET 1992]

    A) \[1\pm 3i\]

    B) \[\pm (1-3i)\]

    C) \[\pm (1+3i)\]

    D) \[\pm (3-i)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Given that \[\sqrt{-8-6i}=x+iy=z\] Þ \[-8-6i={{(x+iy)}^{2}}\] \[\therefore {{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=-8\]    .....(i)  and  \[2xy=-6\]      .....(ii) Now \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=\sqrt{64+36}=\pm 10\]                  .....(iii) From (i) and (iii), we get  \[x=\pm 1\]and \[y=\pm 3\] Hence \[z=\pm (1-3i)\] Trick: Since \[{{\{\pm (1-3i)\}}^{2}}=-8-6i\]


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