Exploring Complex Conjugates in Precalculus

Exploring Complex Conjugates in Precalculus

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

8th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
HSN.CN.A.3, HSN.CN.C.8, HSN.CN.A.1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ethan Morris

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.HSN.CN.A.3
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CCSS.HSN.CN.C.8
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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.1
The video tutorial explains how to find the conjugate of a complex number, specifically 7 minus 5i, by changing the sign of the imaginary part. It covers the notation used for conjugates and demonstrates that multiplying a complex number by its conjugate results in a real number. The tutorial provides a detailed multiplication process and introduces an alternative method using the difference of squares.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the conjugate of the complex number 7 - 5i?

-7 - 5i

-7 + 5i

7 - 5i

7 + 5i

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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the complex number changes sign when finding its conjugate?

Real part

Neither part

Both parts

Imaginary part

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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the conjugate of a complex number typically denoted?

By using a different letter

By adding a prime symbol

By using parentheses

By putting a line over the number

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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If z = 7 - 5i, what is the conjugate of z?

-7 + 5i

7 + 5i

7 - 5i

-7 - 5i

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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one practical use of finding the conjugate of a complex number?

To find the magnitude

To convert to polar form

To obtain a real number when multiplied with the original complex number

To solve quadratic equations

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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the imaginary parts when multiplying a complex number by its conjugate?

They cancel out

They add up

They remain unchanged

They double

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CCSS.HSN.CN.C.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of multiplying 7 - 5i by its conjugate?

0

49 + 25i

49 - 25i

74

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CCSS.HSN.CN.C.8

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