Complex Numbers

300 Questions
2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

Let

$A = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} : |z - 2| \leq 4 \}$ and

$B = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} : |z - 2| + |z + 2| = 5 \}$.

Then the max $\{|z_1 - z_2| : z_1 \in A \text{ and } z_2 \in B \}$ is :

A.

$ \dfrac{17}{2} $

B.

8

C.

9

D.

$ \dfrac{15}{2} $

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

Let $z$ be a complex number such that $|z-6|=5$ and $|z+2-6 i|=5$. Then the value of $z^3+3 z^2-15 z+141$ is equal to :

A.

61

B.

37

C.

42

D.

50

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{S}=\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}:\left|\frac{z-6 i}{z-2 i}\right|=1\right.$ and $\left.\left|\frac{z-8+2 i}{z+2 i}\right|=\frac{3}{5}\right\}$.

Then $\sum\limits_{z \in \mathrm{~s}}|z|^2$ is equal to :

A.

413

B.

398

C.

385

D.

423

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

If $z=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+\frac{i}{2}, i=\sqrt{-1}$, then $\left(z^{201}-i\right)^8$ is equal to

A.

1

B.

0

C.

-1

D.

256

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{S}=\{z: 3 \leqslant|2 z-3(1+\mathrm{i})| \leqslant 7\}$ be a set of complex numbers.

Then $\operatorname{Min}_{z \in S}\left|\left(z+\frac{1}{2}(5+3 i)\right)\right|$ is equal to :

A.

$\frac{1}{2}$

B.

$\frac{5}{2}$

C.

2

D.

$\frac{3}{2}$

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{S}=\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}: 4 z^2+\bar{z}=0\right\}$. Then $\sum\limits_{z \in \mathrm{~S}}|z|^2$ is equal to:

A.

$\frac{5}{64}$

B.

$\frac{1}{16}$

C.

$\frac{7}{64}$

D.

$\frac{3}{16}$

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift

Let $z$ be the complex number satisfying $|z-5| \leq 3$ and having maximum positive principal argument.

Then $34 \left| \frac{5z - 12}{5iz + 16} \right|^2$ is equal to:

A.

20

B.

26

C.

12

D.

16

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

If $x^2+x+1=0$, then the value of $\left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)^4+\left(x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}\right)^4+\left(x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}\right)^4+\ldots+\left(x^{25}+\frac{1}{x^{25}}\right)^4$ is:

A.

162

B.

145

C.

128

D.

175

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $ A = \left\{ \theta \in [0, 2\pi] : 1 + 10\operatorname{Re}\left( \frac{2\cos\theta + i\sin\theta}{\cos\theta - 3i\sin\theta} \right) = 0 \right\} $. Then $ \sum\limits_{\theta \in A} \theta^2 $ is equal to

A.

$ \frac{21}{4} \pi^2 $

B.

$ 6\pi^2 $

C.

$ \frac{27}{4} \pi^2 $

D.

$ 8\pi^2 $

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift

If the locus of z ∈ ℂ, such that Re$ \left( \frac{z - 1}{2z + i} \right) + \text{Re} \left( \frac{\overline{z} - 1}{2\overline{z} - i} \right) = 2 $, is a circle of radius r and center $(a, b)$, then $ \frac{15ab}{r^2} $ is equal to :

A.

16

B.

24

C.

12

D.

18

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

Among the statements

(S1) : The set $\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}-\{-i\}:|z|=1\right.$ and $\frac{z-i}{z+i}$ is purely real $\}$ contains exactly two elements, and

(S2) : The set $\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}-\{-1\}:|z|=1\right.$ and $\frac{z-1}{z+1}$ is purely imaginary $\}$ contains infinitely many elements.

A.
both are incorrect
B.
both are correct
C.
only (S2) is correct
D.
only (S1) is correct
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Let the product of $\omega_1=(8+i) \sin \theta+(7+4 i) \cos \theta$ and $\omega_2=(1+8 i) \sin \theta+(4+7 i) \cos \theta$ be $\alpha+i \beta$, $i=\sqrt{-1}$. Let p and q be the maximum and the minimum values of $\alpha+\beta$ respectively. Then $\mathrm{p}+\mathrm{q}$ is equal to :

A.
130
B.
150
C.
160
D.
140
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
If $z_1, z_2, z_3 \in \mathbb{C}$ are the vertices of an equilateral triangle, whose centroid is $z_0$, then $\sum_{k=1}^{3} (z_k - z_0)^2$ is equal to:
A.
0
B.
1
C.
i
D.
-i
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
Let $z \in C$ be such that $\frac{z^2+3 i}{z-2+i}=2+3 i$. Then the sum of all possible values of $z^2$ is :
A.

$ -19+2 i $

B.
$-19-2 i$
C.
$19-2 i$
D.
$19+2 i$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift

Let $z$ be a complex number such that $|z|=1$. If $\frac{2+\mathrm{k}^2 z}{\mathrm{k}+\bar{z}}=\mathrm{k} z, \mathrm{k} \in \mathbf{R}$, then the maximum distance of $\mathrm{k}+i \mathrm{k}^2$ from the circle $|z-(1+2 i)|=1$ is :

A.
$\sqrt{5}+1$
B.
3
C.
$\sqrt{3}+1$
D.
2
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let $ |z_1 − 8−2i| \leq 1 $ and $ |z_2−2+6i| \leq 2 $, $ z_1, z_2 \in \mathbb{C} $. Then the minimum value of $ |z_1 − z_2| $ is :

A.

3

B.

10

C.

7

D.

13

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

If $\alpha + i\beta$ and $\gamma + i\delta$ are the roots of $x^2 - (3 - 2i)x - (2i - 2) = 0$, $i = \sqrt{-1}$, then $\alpha \gamma + \beta \delta$ is equal to:

A.

2

B.

-6

C.

6

D.

-2

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

Let $O$ be the origin, the point $A$ be $z_1=\sqrt{3}+2 \sqrt{2} i$, the point $B\left(z_2\right)$ be such that $\sqrt{3}\left|z_2\right|=\left|z_1\right|$ and $\arg \left(z_2\right)=\arg \left(z_1\right)+\frac{\pi}{6}$. Then

A.
area of triangle ABO is $\frac{11}{4}$
B.
area of triangle ABO is $\frac{11}{\sqrt{3}}$
C.
ABO is a scalene triangle
D.
ABO is an obtuse angled isosceles triangle
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of the equation $2 z^2-3 z-2 i=0$, where $i=\sqrt{-1}$, then $16 \cdot \operatorname{Re}\left(\frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}\right) \cdot \operatorname{lm}\left(\frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}\right)$ is equal to

A.
441
B.
312
C.
409
D.
398
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

The number of complex numbers $z$, satisfying $|z|=1$ and $\left|\frac{z}{\bar{z}}+\frac{\bar{z}}{z}\right|=1$, is :

A.
8
B.
10
C.
4
D.
6
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let $\left|\frac{\bar{z}-i}{2 \bar{z}+i}\right|=\frac{1}{3}, z \in C$, be the equation of a circle with center at $C$. If the area of the triangle, whose vertices are at the points $(0,0), C$ and $(\alpha, 0)$ is 11 square units, then $\alpha^2$ equals:

A.
$\frac{121}{25}$
B.
100
C.
$\frac{81}{25}$
D.
50
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let the curve $z(1+i)+\bar{z}(1-i)=4, z \in C$, divide the region $|z-3| \leq 1$ into two parts of areas $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Then $|\alpha-\beta|$ equals :

A.
$1+\frac{\pi}{3}$
B.
$1+\frac{\pi}{6}$
C.
$1+\frac{\pi}{2}$
D.
$1+\frac{\pi}{4}$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

Let $z_1, z_2$ and $z_3$ be three complex numbers on the circle $|z|=1$ with $\arg \left(z_1\right)=\frac{-\pi}{4}, \arg \left(z_2\right)=0$ and $\arg \left(z_3\right)=\frac{\pi}{4}$. If $\left|z_1 \bar{z}_2+z_2 \bar{z}_3+z_3 \bar{z}_1\right|^2=\alpha+\beta \sqrt{2}, \alpha, \beta \in Z$, then the value of $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ is :

A.
41
B.
29
C.
24
D.
31
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

Let $z$ be a complex number such that the real part of $\frac{z-2 i}{z+2 i}$ is zero. Then, the maximum value of $|z-(6+8 i)|$ is equal to

A.
8
B.
12
C.
10
D.
$\infty$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

The sum of all possible values of $\theta \in[-\pi, 2 \pi]$, for which $\frac{1+i \cos \theta}{1-2 i \cos \theta}$ is purely imaginary, is equal to :

A.
$4 \pi$
B.
$3 \pi$
C.
$2 \pi$
D.
$5 \pi$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

Let $z$ be a complex number such that $|z+2|=1$ and $\operatorname{lm}\left(\frac{z+1}{z+2}\right)=\frac{1}{5}$. Then the value of $|\operatorname{Re}(\overline{z+2})|$ is

A.
$\frac{2 \sqrt{6}}{5}$
B.
$\frac{24}{5}$
C.
$\frac{\sqrt{6}}{5}$
D.
$\frac{1+\sqrt{6}}{5}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

If the set $R=\{(a, b): a+5 b=42, a, b \in \mathbb{N}\}$ has $m$ elements and $\sum_\limits{n=1}^m\left(1-i^{n !}\right)=x+i y$, where $i=\sqrt{-1}$, then the value of $m+x+y$ is

A.
12
B.
4
C.
8
D.
5
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

If $z_1, z_2$ are two distinct complex number such that $\left|\frac{z_1-2 z_2}{\frac{1}{2}-z_1 \bar{z}_2}\right|=2$, then

A.
either $z_1$ lies on a circle of radius $\frac{1}{2}$ or $z_2$ lies on a circle of radius 1.
B.
$z_1$ lies on a circle of radius $\frac{1}{2}$ and $z_2$ lies on a circle of radius 1.
C.
either $z_1$ lies on a circle of radius 1 or $z_2$ lies on a circle of radius $\frac{1}{2}$.
D.
both $z_1$ and $z_2$ lie on the same circle.
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Let $S_1=\{z \in \mathbf{C}:|z| \leq 5\}, S_2=\left\{z \in \mathbf{C}: \operatorname{Im}\left(\frac{z+1-\sqrt{3} i}{1-\sqrt{3} i}\right) \geq 0\right\}$ and $S_3=\{z \in \mathbf{C}: \operatorname{Re}(z) \geq 0\}$. Then the area of the region $S_1 \cap S_2 \cap S_3$ is :

A.
$\frac{125 \pi}{24}$
B.
$\frac{125 \pi}{6}$
C.
$\frac{125 \pi}{12}$
D.
$\frac{125 \pi}{4}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

Consider the following two statements :

Statement I: For any two non-zero complex numbers $z_1, z_2,(|z_1|+|z_2|)\left|\frac{z_1}{\left|z_1\right|}+\frac{z_2}{\left|z_2\right|}\right| \leq 2\left(\left|z_1\right|+\left|z_2\right|\right) \text {, and }$

Statement II : If $x, y, z$ are three distinct complex numbers and $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}$ are three positive real numbers such that $\frac{\mathrm{a}}{|y-z|}=\frac{\mathrm{b}}{|z-x|}=\frac{\mathrm{c}}{|x-y|}$, then $\frac{\mathrm{a}^2}{y-z}+\frac{\mathrm{b}^2}{z-x}+\frac{\mathrm{c}^2}{x-y}=1$.

Between the above two statements,

A.
both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
B.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
C.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
D.
both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

The area (in sq. units) of the region $S=\{z \in \mathbb{C}:|z-1| \leq 2 ;(z+\bar{z})+i(z-\bar{z}) \leq 2, \operatorname{lm}(z) \geq 0\}$ is

A.
$\frac{7 \pi}{4}$
B.
$\frac{3 \pi}{2}$
C.
$\frac{7 \pi}{3}$
D.
$\frac{17 \pi}{8}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the sum and the product of all the non-zero solutions of the equation $(\bar{z})^2+|z|=0, z \in C$. Then $4(\alpha^2+\beta^2)$ is equal to :

A.
4
B.
2
C.
6
D.
8
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift
If $z$ is a complex number such that $|z| \leqslant 1$, then the minimum value of $\left|z+\frac{1}{2}(3+4 i)\right|$ is :
A.
2
B.
$\frac{5}{2}$
C.
$\frac{3}{2}$
D.
3
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
Let $\mathrm{S}=|\mathrm{z} \in \mathrm{C}:| z-1 \mid=1$ and $(\sqrt{2}-1)(z+\bar{z})-i(z-\bar{z})=2 \sqrt{2} \mid$. Let $z_1, z_2 \in \mathrm{S}$ be such that $\left|z_1\right|=\max\limits_{z \in s}|z|$ and $\left|z_2\right|=\min\limits _{z \in S}|z|$. Then $\left|\sqrt{2} z_1-z_2\right|^2$ equals :
A.
1
B.
4
C.
3
D.
2
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift

Let $z_1$ and $z_2$ be two complex numbers such that $z_1+z_2=5$ and $z_1^3+z_2^3=20+15 i$ Then, $\left|z_1^4+z_2^4\right|$ equals -

A.
$15 \sqrt{15}$
B.
$30 \sqrt{3}$
C.
$25 \sqrt{3}$
D.
75
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

If $z$ is a complex number, then the number of common roots of the equations $z^{1985}+z^{100}+1=0$ and $z^3+2 z^2+2 z+1=0$, is equal to

A.
0
B.
2
C.
1
D.
3
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If $z=x+i y, x y \neq 0$, satisfies the equation $z^2+i \bar{z}=0$, then $\left|z^2\right|$ is equal to :

A.
9
B.
$\frac{1}{4}$
C.
4
D.
1
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{r}$ and $\theta$ respectively be the modulus and amplitude of the complex number $z=2-i\left(2 \tan \frac{5 \pi}{8}\right)$, then $(\mathrm{r}, \theta)$ is equal to

A.
$\left(2 \sec \frac{11 \pi}{8}, \frac{11 \pi}{8}\right)$
B.
$\left(2 \sec \frac{3 \pi}{8}, \frac{3 \pi}{8}\right)$
C.
$\left(2 \sec \frac{5 \pi}{8}, \frac{3 \pi}{8}\right)$
D.
$\left(2 \sec \frac{3 \pi}{8}, \frac{5 \pi}{8}\right)$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

If $z=\frac{1}{2}-2 i$ is such that $|z+1|=\alpha z+\beta(1+i), i=\sqrt{-1}$ and $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to

A.
2
B.
$-$4
C.
3
D.
$-$1
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift
If $S=\{z \in C:|z-i|=|z+i|=|z-1|\}$, then, $n(S)$ is :
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
0
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift
If the set $\left\{\operatorname{Re}\left(\frac{z-\bar{z}+z \bar{z}}{2-3 z+5 \bar{z}}\right): z \in \mathbb{C}, \operatorname{Re}(z)=3\right\}$ is equal to

the interval $(\alpha, \beta]$, then $24(\beta-\alpha)$ is equal to :
A.
36
B.
27
C.
42
D.
30
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift

Let $S=\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}: \bar{z}=i\left(z^{2}+\operatorname{Re}(\bar{z})\right)\right\}$. Then $\sum_\limits{z \in \mathrm{S}}|z|^{2}$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{7}{2}$
B.
4
C.
3
D.
$\frac{5}{2}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{C}$ be the circle in the complex plane with centre $\mathrm{z}_{0}=\frac{1}{2}(1+3 i)$ and radius $r=1$. Let $\mathrm{z}_{1}=1+\mathrm{i}$ and the complex number $z_{2}$ be outside the circle $C$ such that $\left|z_{1}-z_{0}\right|\left|z_{2}-z_{0}\right|=1$. If $z_{0}, z_{1}$ and $z_{2}$ are collinear, then the smaller value of $\left|z_{2}\right|^{2}$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{3}{2}$
B.
$\frac{5}{2}$
C.
$\frac{13}{2}$
D.
$\frac{7}{2}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift

For $a \in \mathbb{C}$, let $\mathrm{A}=\{z \in \mathbb{C}: \operatorname{Re}(a+\bar{z}) > \operatorname{Im}(\bar{a}+z)\}$ and $\mathrm{B}=\{z \in \mathbb{C}: \operatorname{Re}(a+\bar{z})<\operatorname{Im}(\bar{a}+z)\}$. Then among the two statements :

(S1): If $\operatorname{Re}(a), \operatorname{Im}(a) > 0$, then the set A contains all the real numbers

(S2) : If $\operatorname{Re}(a), \operatorname{Im}(a) < 0$, then the set B contains all the real numbers,

A.
both are false
B.
only (S1) is true
C.
only (S2) is true
D.
both are true
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Morning Shift

Let $w_{1}$ be the point obtained by the rotation of $z_{1}=5+4 i$ about the origin through a right angle in the anticlockwise direction, and $w_{2}$ be the point obtained by the rotation of $z_{2}=3+5 i$ about the origin through a right angle in the clockwise direction. Then the principal argument of $w_{1}-w_{2}$ is equal to :

A.
$-\pi+\tan ^{-1} \frac{8}{9}$
B.
$-\pi+\tan ^{-1} \frac{33}{5}$
C.
$\pi-\tan ^{-1} \frac{8}{9}$
D.
$\pi-\tan ^{-1} \frac{33}{5}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift

Let $S = \left\{ {z = x + iy:{{2z - 3i} \over {4z + 2i}}\,\mathrm{is\,a\,real\,number}} \right\}$. Then which of the following is NOT correct?

A.
$y + {x^2} + {y^2} \ne - {1 \over 4}$
B.
$(x,y) = \left( {0, - {1 \over 2}} \right)$
C.
$x = 0$
D.
$y \in \left( { - \infty , - {1 \over 2}} \right) \cup \left( { - {1 \over 2},\infty } \right)$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Morning Shift

Let the complex number $z = x + iy$ be such that ${{2z - 3i} \over {2z + i}}$ is purely imaginary. If ${x} + {y^2} = 0$, then ${y^4} + {y^2} - y$ is equal to :

A.
${4 \over 3}$
B.
${3 \over 2}$
C.
${3 \over 4}$
D.
${2 \over 3}$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $A=\left\{\theta \in(0,2 \pi): \frac{1+2 i \sin \theta}{1-i \sin \theta}\right.$ is purely imaginary $\}$. Then the sum of the elements in $\mathrm{A}$ is :

A.
$3 \pi$
B.
$\pi$
C.
$2 \pi$
D.
$4 \pi$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

If for $z=\alpha+i \beta,|z+2|=z+4(1+i)$, then $\alpha+\beta$ and $\alpha \beta$ are the roots of the equation :

A.
$x^{2}+2 x-3=0$
B.
$x^{2}+3 x-4=0$
C.
$x^{2}+x-12=0$
D.
$x^{2}+7 x+12=0$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Let $a \neq b$ be two non-zero real numbers. Then the number of elements in the set $X=\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}: \operatorname{Re}\left(a z^{2}+b z\right)=a\right.$ and $\left.\operatorname{Re}\left(b z^{2}+a z\right)=b\right\}$ is equal to :

A.
0
B.
2
C.
1
D.
Infinite