SSAT Upper Level Math : Coordinate Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #16 : How To Graph Complex Numbers

Define an operation  as follows:

For all complex numbers ,

Evaluate 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, , to rationalize the denominator:

Example Question #17 : How To Graph Complex Numbers

Subtract  from its complex conjugate. What is the result?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The complex conjugate of a complex number  is , so the complex conjugate of  is . Subtract the former from the latter:

Example Question #91 : Graphing

Give the product of  and its complex conjugate.

Possible Answers:

The correct answer is not given among the other responses.

Correct answer:

The correct answer is not given among the other responses.

Explanation:

The product of a complex number  and its conjugate  is 

which will always be a real number. Therefore, all four given choices, all of which are imaginary, can be immediately eliminated. The correct response is that the correct answer is not given among the other responses.

Example Question #631 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)

Add  to its complex conjugate. What is the result?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The complex conjugate of a complex number  is , so  has  as its complex conjugate; the sum of the two numbers is

Example Question #20 : How To Graph Complex Numbers

Multiply the complex conjugate of  by . What is the result?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The complex conjugate of a complex number  is , so the complex conjugate of  is . Multiply this by :

Example Question #21 : How To Graph Complex Numbers

Multiply the complex conjugate of 8 by . What is the result?

Possible Answers:

None of the other responses gives the correct product.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The complex conjugate of a complex number  is . Since , its complex conjugate is  itself. Multiply this by :

Example Question #92 : Graphing

Multiply the complex conjugate of  by . What is the result?

Possible Answers:

None of the other responses gives the correct product.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The complex conjugate of a complex number  is . Since , its complex conjugate is .

Multiply this by :

Recall that by definition .

Example Question #351 : Coordinate Geometry

Multiply the following complex numbers:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

FOIL the product out:

To FOIL multiply the first terms from each binomial together, multiply the outer terms of both terms together, multiply the inner terms from both binomials together, and finally multiply the last terms from each binomial together.

Recall that i is an imaginary number and by definition . Substituting this into the function is as follows.

Example Question #1 : How To Graph Inverse Variation

Give the equation of the vertical asymptote of the graph of the equation .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The vertical asymptote of an inverse variation function is the vertical line of the equation , where  is the value for which the expression is not defined. To find , set the denominator to  and solve for :

 is the equation of the asymptote.

 

Example Question #2 : How To Graph Inverse Variation

Give the -intercept of the graph of the equation .

Possible Answers:

The graph has no -intercept.

Correct answer:

The graph has no -intercept.

Explanation:

The -intercept of the graph of an equation is the point at which it intersects the -axis. Its -coordinate is 0, so set  and solve for :

This is identically false, so the graph has no -intercept.

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