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Lesson 12.3: Complex Numbers — Practice Questions

  1. 1. How is the complex number $-9i$ best classified?

    • A. Real
    • B. Purely imaginary
    • C. Complex (neither real nor purely imaginary)
    • D. Not a complex number
  2. 2. For what value of $k$ is the complex number $4 + (k - 2)i$ a real number? The value of $k$ is ___.

  3. 3. For what value of $m$ is the complex number $(m + 6) - 8i$ purely imaginary? The value of $m$ is ___.

  4. 4. Which of the following numbers is complex but is neither real nor purely imaginary?

    • A. -11
    • B. 8i
    • C. 5 - 3i
    • D. 0
  5. 5. The number $-23$ can be written in the form $a+bi$. How is this number classified?

    • A. Real
    • B. Purely imaginary
    • C. Complex but not real
    • D. Not a complex number
  6. 6. What is the imaginary part of the complex number $5 - 9i$? The answer is ___.

  7. 7. What is the real part of the complex number $-1 - 6i$? The answer is ___.

  8. 8. What is the real part of the pure imaginary number $11i$?

    • A. 11
    • B. -11
    • C. 0
    • D. 1
  9. 9. The real number $-8$ can be written as a complex number. What is its imaginary part?

    • A. -8
    • B. 8
    • C. 0
    • D. 1
  10. 10. Which of the following is a pure imaginary number?

    • A. 7
    • B. 2 + 3i
    • C. 4i
    • D. -5 - i