Spot the false statement

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   The modulus is itself complex

   Statements

   1. The modulus is never negative
   2. The conjugate flips the imaginary sign
   3. The modulus is itself complex

2. False statement

   Both axes carry real parts

   Statements

   1. Both axes carry real parts
   2. The x-axis is the real axis
   3. The y-axis is the imaginary axis

3. False statement

   Neither operation is associative

   Statements

   1. Addition of complex numbers commutes
   2. Neither operation is associative
   3. Multiplication of complex numbers commutes

4. False statement

   x squared plus one has a real root

   Statements

   1. Zero is the additive identity
   2. One is the multiplicative identity
   3. x squared plus one has a real root

Instructions

Two statements are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation