Appendix A: Complex Numbers

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Question 1

In the context of complex numbers, what does the letter 'j' represent?

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Question 2

How is the complex conjugate of a complex number Z = x + jy in rectangular form obtained?

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Question 3

Given the complex numbers Z1 = 5 + j5 and Z2 = 3 - j4, what is their sum, Z1 + Z2?

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Question 4

What is the product of the complex numbers Z1 = 2 - j3 and Z2 = 8 + j6, as referenced in Exercise A.1?

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Question 5

When dividing a complex number Z1 by Z2 in rectangular form, what operation is used to make the denominator a pure real number?

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Question 6

How can the complex number Z = 5/30 degrees be converted to rectangular form (x + jy)?

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Question 7

When converting a complex number Z = x + jy to polar form, what is the correct way to find the angle θ if the real part 'x' is negative?

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Question 8

What is the polar form of the complex number Z = -10 + j5?

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Question 9

Which of Euler's identities correctly expresses cos(θ) in terms of complex exponentials?

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Question 10

What is the exponential form of the complex number Z = 10 / 60 degrees?

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Question 11

How are two complex numbers, Z1 = |Z1|/θ1 and Z2 = |Z2|/θ2, multiplied together in polar form?

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Question 12

How are two complex numbers, Z1 = |Z1|/θ1 and Z2 = |Z2|/θ2, divided in polar form (Z1 / Z2)?

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Question 13

Given Z1 = 10/60 degrees and Z2 = 5/45 degrees, what is their product Z1 * Z2?

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Question 14

Given Z1 = 10/60 degrees and Z2 = 5/45 degrees, what is their quotient Z1 / Z2?

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Question 15

What is the mandatory first step to add or subtract complex numbers that are given in polar or exponential form?

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Question 16

What is the rectangular form of the complex number Z = 10e^(j60 degrees)?

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Question 17

Given Z1 = 2 + j3 and Z2 = 4 - j3, what is Z1 - Z2?

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Question 18

What is the value of j squared?

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Question 19

A complex number with a real part of zero, such as j6, is known as what?

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Question 20

What is the polar form of the complex number Z = -j10?

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Question 21

What is the result of dividing Z1 = 15 by Z2 = 5/90 degrees, as posed in problem PA.7?

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Question 22

What is the magnitude of the complex number e^(jθ)?

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Question 23

What is the rectangular form of the complex number Z = 10e^(-j45 degrees), based on problem PA.6?

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Question 24

In the complex number Z = x + jy, what names are given to x and y?

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Question 25

Given Z1 = 10 + j5 and Z2 = 20 - j20, what is their sum, Z1 + Z2?

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Question 26

What is the complex conjugate of e^(jθ)?

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Question 27

To perform complex arithmetic, the text states that complex numbers can be written in three forms. What are these three forms?

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Question 28

Given Z1 = 1 - j2 and Z2 = 2 + j3, calculate the product Z1*Z2.

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Question 29

What is the polar form of the complex number Za = 5 - j5?

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Question 30

What is the rectangular form of the polar number Zb = 10/120 degrees?

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Question 31

What is the result of adding the complex numbers Z1 = 10/30 degrees and Z2 = 20/135 degrees, according to Exercise A.5?

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Question 32

What is the primary reason electrical engineers use 'j' instead of 'i' to represent the imaginary number?

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Question 33

If Z = 3 + j4, what is the magnitude |Z|?

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Question 34

Which statement best describes the relationship between a complex number Z, its real part x, its imaginary part y, and its magnitude |Z|?

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Question 35

Reduce the expression (10/45 degrees) / (3 + j4) to rectangular form.

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Question 36

What are the two summary points listed at the end of Appendix A?

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Question 37

If Z = Aejθ, what does A represent?

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Question 38

Calculate the difference Z1 - Z2 for Z1 = 5 + j5 and Z2 = 3 - j4.

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Question 39

What is the result of converting the polar number Z = 15/45 degrees to rectangular form?

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Question 40

If you multiply a complex number Z by its complex conjugate Z*, what kind of number is the result?

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Question 41

What is the exponential form of Z = 14.14 / 45 degrees?

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Question 42

When sketching a complex number in the complex plane, what do the horizontal and vertical axes represent?

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Question 43

Convert the rectangular number Z = -3 - j4 to polar form.

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Question 44

Which Euler's identity correctly expresses sin(θ) in terms of complex exponentials?

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Question 45

The procedure for dividing complex numbers in rectangular form is analogous to what common algebraic procedure?

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Question 46

What is the result of adding Z1 = 2 + j3 and its complex conjugate Z1*?

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Question 47

Calculate the sum: (5 + j5) + (10/30 degrees).

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Question 48

Which operation is generally simpler to perform when complex numbers are in polar form compared to rectangular form?

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Question 49

Convert the exponential form Z = 5e^(j30 degrees) to polar form.

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Question 50

If Z1 = Z2, where Z1 is in rectangular form (x + jy) and Z2 is in polar form (|Z|/θ), what must be true?

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