1/2 + isqrt(107)2, 1/2 - isqrt(107)2

-1/2 + isqrt(7)2, -1/2 - isqrt(7)2

-5/2 + isqrt(23)2, -5/2 - isqrt(23)2

-1/2 + isqrt(71)2, -1/2 - isqrt(71)2

-1/2 + isqrt(87)2, -1/2 - isqrt(87)2

Quadratic equations with complex solutions worksheet for Algebra 2

A quadratic with a negative discriminant has no real solutions, but it has two complex ones, and they are always a pair a + bi and a - bi. The square root of a negative number is i times the square root of the positive one: the square root of -36 is 6i.

Also taught in Precalculus, at its own level and with its own examples.

Not quite the one you need? Same words, different skill:

Solving Quadratics by Factoring (Algebra 2). Factor, then set each factor to zero.
Solving Quadratics by Square Roots (Algebra 2). Isolate the square, then take the root. Both of them.
Completing the Square (Algebra 2). Vertex form, the missing c, and solving.
Solving by Completing the Square (Algebra 2). Complete the square, then take the root.
Square Roots (Pre-Algebra). Perfect squares, and estimating the ones between.

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Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets Name Quadratics with Complex Solutions Date Period Solve each equation. Solve by taking square roots $2 a^{2} + 4 = 0$ $n^{2} + 40 = 0$ $3 y^{2} + 60 = 0$ $x^{2} + 32 = 0$ $4 p^{2} + 112 = 0$ $m^{2} + 27 = 0$ $4 b^{2} + 48 = 0$ Solve with the quadratic formula $y^{2} + 2 y + 22 = 0$ $m^{2} - 2 m + 18 = 0$ $a^{2} - a + 27 = 0$ $n^{2} + n + 2 = 0$ $v^{2} - 8 v + 20 = 0$ $x^{2} + 5 x + 12 = 0$ $m^{2} + m + 18 = 0$ Solve by completing the square Solve by completing the square: $p^{2} - 8 p + 29 = 0$ Solve by completing the square: $r^{2} + 4 r + 21 = 0$ Solve by completing the square: $a^{2} + 6 a + 25 = 0$ Solve by completing the square: $v^{2} - 14 v + 59 = 0$ Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} - 12 k + 61 = 0$ Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} + 16 k + 86 = 0$ Free math worksheets at sigmaprep.io/worksheets© 2026 Sigma Prep

Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets

Name

Quadratics with Complex Solutions

Date Period

Solve each equation.

Solve by taking square roots
$2 a^{2} + 4 = 0$
$n^{2} + 40 = 0$
$3 y^{2} + 60 = 0$
$x^{2} + 32 = 0$
$4 p^{2} + 112 = 0$
$m^{2} + 27 = 0$
$4 b^{2} + 48 = 0$

Solve with the quadratic formula
$y^{2} + 2 y + 22 = 0$
$m^{2} - 2 m + 18 = 0$
$a^{2} - a + 27 = 0$
$n^{2} + n + 2 = 0$
$v^{2} - 8 v + 20 = 0$
$x^{2} + 5 x + 12 = 0$
$m^{2} + m + 18 = 0$

Solve by completing the square
Solve by completing the square: $p^{2} - 8 p + 29 = 0$
Solve by completing the square: $r^{2} + 4 r + 21 = 0$
Solve by completing the square: $a^{2} + 6 a + 25 = 0$
Solve by completing the square: $v^{2} - 14 v + 59 = 0$
Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} - 12 k + 61 = 0$
Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} + 16 k + 86 = 0$



Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets Name Quadratics with Complex SolutionsAnswer keyVersion 1 Date Period Solve each equation. Solve by taking square roots $2 a^{2} + 4 = 0$ ${i \sqrt{2}, - i \sqrt{2}}$ $n^{2} + 40 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{10}, - 2 i \sqrt{10}}$ $3 y^{2} + 60 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{5}, - 2 i \sqrt{5}}$ $x^{2} + 32 = 0$ ${4 i \sqrt{2}, - 4 i \sqrt{2}}$ $4 p^{2} + 112 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{7}, - 2 i \sqrt{7}}$ $m^{2} + 27 = 0$ ${3 i \sqrt{3}, - 3 i \sqrt{3}}$ $4 b^{2} + 48 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{3}, - 2 i \sqrt{3}}$ Solve with the quadratic formula $y^{2} + 2 y + 22 = 0$ ${- 1 + i \sqrt{21},$ $- 1 - i \sqrt{21}}$ $m^{2} - 2 m + 18 = 0$ ${1 + i \sqrt{17}, 1 - i \sqrt{17}}$ $a^{2} - a + 27 = 0$ ${\frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{107}}{2}, \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{107}}{2}}$ $n^{2} + n + 2 = 0$ ${- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{7}}{2}, - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{7}}{2}}$ $v^{2} - 8 v + 20 = 0$ ${4 + 2 i, 4 - 2 i}$ $x^{2} + 5 x + 12 = 0$ ${- \frac{5}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{23}}{2}, - \frac{5}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{23}}{2}}$ $m^{2} + m + 18 = 0$ ${- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{71}}{2}, - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{71}}{2}}$ Solve by completing the square Solve by completing the square: $p^{2} - 8 p + 29 = 0$ ${4 + i \sqrt{13}, 4 - i \sqrt{13}}$ Solve by completing the square: $r^{2} + 4 r + 21 = 0$ ${- 2 + i \sqrt{17},$ $- 2 - i \sqrt{17}}$ Solve by completing the square: $a^{2} + 6 a + 25 = 0$ ${- 3 + 4 i, - 3 - 4 i}$ Solve by completing the square: $v^{2} - 14 v + 59 = 0$ ${7 + i \sqrt{10}, 7 - i \sqrt{10}}$ Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} - 12 k + 61 = 0$ ${6 + 5 i, 6 - 5 i}$ Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} + 16 k + 86 = 0$ ${- 8 + i \sqrt{22},$ $- 8 - i \sqrt{22}}$ Free math worksheets at sigmaprep.io/worksheets© 2026 Sigma Prep

Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets

Name

Quadratics with Complex SolutionsAnswer keyVersion 1

Date Period

Solve each equation.

Solve by taking square roots
$2 a^{2} + 4 = 0$ ${i \sqrt{2}, - i \sqrt{2}}$
$n^{2} + 40 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{10}, - 2 i \sqrt{10}}$
$3 y^{2} + 60 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{5}, - 2 i \sqrt{5}}$
$x^{2} + 32 = 0$ ${4 i \sqrt{2}, - 4 i \sqrt{2}}$
$4 p^{2} + 112 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{7}, - 2 i \sqrt{7}}$
$m^{2} + 27 = 0$ ${3 i \sqrt{3}, - 3 i \sqrt{3}}$
$4 b^{2} + 48 = 0$ ${2 i \sqrt{3}, - 2 i \sqrt{3}}$

Solve with the quadratic formula
$y^{2} + 2 y + 22 = 0$ ${- 1 + i \sqrt{21},$ $- 1 - i \sqrt{21}}$
$m^{2} - 2 m + 18 = 0$ ${1 + i \sqrt{17}, 1 - i \sqrt{17}}$
$a^{2} - a + 27 = 0$ ${\frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{107}}{2}, \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{107}}{2}}$
$n^{2} + n + 2 = 0$ ${- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{7}}{2}, - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{7}}{2}}$
$v^{2} - 8 v + 20 = 0$ ${4 + 2 i, 4 - 2 i}$
$x^{2} + 5 x + 12 = 0$ ${- \frac{5}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{23}}{2}, - \frac{5}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{23}}{2}}$
$m^{2} + m + 18 = 0$ ${- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{71}}{2}, - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{71}}{2}}$

Solve by completing the square
Solve by completing the square: $p^{2} - 8 p + 29 = 0$ ${4 + i \sqrt{13}, 4 - i \sqrt{13}}$
Solve by completing the square: $r^{2} + 4 r + 21 = 0$ ${- 2 + i \sqrt{17},$ $- 2 - i \sqrt{17}}$
Solve by completing the square: $a^{2} + 6 a + 25 = 0$ ${- 3 + 4 i, - 3 - 4 i}$
Solve by completing the square: $v^{2} - 14 v + 59 = 0$ ${7 + i \sqrt{10}, 7 - i \sqrt{10}}$
Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} - 12 k + 61 = 0$ ${6 + 5 i, 6 - 5 i}$
Solve by completing the square: $k^{2} + 16 k + 86 = 0$ ${- 8 + i \sqrt{22},$ $- 8 - i \sqrt{22}}$

How to do these

$x^{2} - 4 x + 13 = 0$

The discriminant is 16 - 52 = -36, so the solutions are complex.
x = (4 plus or minus the square root of -36) / 2 = (4 plus or minus 6i) / 2.

The answer is ${2 + 3 i, 2 - 3 i}$ .

Where students go wrong

Stopping at "no solution". That is right for the real numbers, but once i is available every quadratic has two solutions. The other slip is taking the square root of -36 as -6.

Also called complex solutions, imaginary solutions, quadratic formula complex roots or negative discriminant.

What you can put on this worksheet

By square roots: $v^{2} + 49 = 0$ → ${7 i, - 7 i}$
By the quadratic formula: $v^{2} + v + 22 = 0$ → ${- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{i \sqrt{87}}{2}, - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{i \sqrt{87}}{2}}$
By completing the square: Solve by completing the square: $v^{2} - 8 v + 17 = 0$ → ${4 + i, 4 - i}$
Fraction and imaginary roots, a single root at zero: $- 34 + 19 m^{2} = - 54$ → ${\frac{2 i \sqrt{95}}{19}, \frac{- 2 i \sqrt{95}}{19}}$

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Yes. Print straight from the page, or download the PDF and print that. The sheet is laid out for paper rather than squeezed off a screen, so there is room to work under each question, and the answer key comes out on its own page.

Algebra 2 is usually taken around 10th or 11th grade, though schools vary and plenty of students meet it earlier or later. Pick the difficulty rather than the grade: the easy level suits a first lesson on it, the hard level suits review before a test.

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That is the closest comparison, and Kuta Software is good software. It is also paid software you install on a computer. These worksheets run in a browser tab for free, with no account and nothing to install. Like Kuta, the quadratic equations with complex solutions questions are generated when you ask for them rather than pulled from a fixed set of files, so two classes never get the same sheet, and the answer key comes with it.

Yes. There are three levels, and you can tick more than one for a sheet that mixes them, in which case the questions come out easiest first. The harder levels are not just larger numbers: they ask for something the easy ones do not.

You pick from 4: by square roots, by the quadratic formula, by completing the square and fraction and imaginary roots, a single root at zero. Tick as many as you want and set how many of each, or let it spread them evenly.

Stopping at "no solution". That is right for the real numbers, but once i is available every quadratic has two solutions. The other slip is taking the square root of -36 as -6.

Quadratic equations with complex solutions worksheet for Algebra 2

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Solve by taking square roots

Solve with the quadratic formula

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