Questions
Question 1
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What is the discriminant of \(z^2+4z+5=0\)?
Question 2
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State the complex roots of \(z^2+1=0\).
Question 3
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Solve \(z^2-4=0\) over \(\mathbb C\).
Question 4
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Solve \(z^2+9=0\).
Question 5
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Solve \(z^2+2z+2=0\).
Question 6
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Solve \(z^2-6z+13=0\).
Question 7
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Solve \(2z^2+2z+5=0\).
Question 8
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Solve \(3z^2-12z+15=0\).
Question 9
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Solve \((z-1)^2+4=0\).
Question 10
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Solve \(z^2+(2-2i)z-4i=0\).
Question 11
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Solve \(z^2+4z+8=0\) and verify one root.
Question 12
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Explain why the roots of \(z^2-2z+10=0\) must be conjugates, then find them.
Question 13
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Find a monic quadratic with real coefficients whose roots are \(2+i\) and \(2-i\).
Question 14
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Find \(p\) and \(q\) if \(z^2+pz+q=0\) has roots \(-1+4i\) and \(-1-4i\).
Question 15
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For which real \(m\) does \(z^2+2z+m=0\) have a repeated complex root?
Question 16
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For which real \(m\) does \(z^2+4z+m=0\) have two non-real roots?
Question 17
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Find all real \(m\) such that \(z=1+i\) is a root of \(z^2+mz+2=0\).
Question 18
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A learner says \(z^2+2z+5=0\) has no roots because the discriminant is negative. Diagnose and solve correctly.
Question 19
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Show directly that if \(u+iv\) is a root of a real-coefficient quadratic, then \(u-iv\) is also a root.
Question 20
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Use completing the square to solve \(z^2-2iz-2=0\).