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QJEEM22Mafd44: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM22Mafd44 Solution: Let arg(z) represent the principal argument of the complex…

Let arg(z) represent the principal argument of the complex number z. Then, |z| = 3 and arg(z −- 1) −- arg(z + 1) = π4{\pi \over 4} intersect :

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  • A exactly at one point.
  • B exactly at two points.
  • C nowhere.
  • D at infinitely many points.

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Let z=x+iyz = x + iy

∴\therefore ∣z∣=x2+y2|z| = \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}}

Given, ∣z∣=3|z| = 3

∴\therefore x2+y2=3\sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} = 3

⇒x2+y2=9=32\Rightarrow {x^2} + {y^2} = 9 = {3^2}

This represent a circle with center at (0, 0) and radius = 3

Now, given

arg⁡(z−1)−arg⁡(z+1)=π4\arg (z - 1) - \arg (z + 1) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒arg⁡(x+iy−1)−arg⁡(x+iy+1)=π4\Rightarrow \arg (x + iy - 1) - \arg (x + iy + 1) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒arg⁡(x−1+iy)−arg⁡(x+1+iy)=π4\Rightarrow \arg (x - 1 + iy) - \arg (x + 1 + iy) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒tan⁡−1(yx−1)−tan⁡−1(yx+1)=π4\Rightarrow {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{y \over {x - 1}}} \right) - {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{y \over {x + 1}}} \right) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒tan⁡−1(yx−1−yx+11+yx−1×yx+1)=π4\Rightarrow {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{{y \over {x - 1}} - {y \over {x + 1}}} \over {1 + {y \over {x - 1}} \times {y \over {x + 1}}}}} \right) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒tan⁡−1(xy+y−xy+yx2−1x2−1+y2x2−1)=π4\Rightarrow {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{{{xy + y - xy + y} \over {{x^2} - 1}}} \over {{{{x^2} - 1 + {y^2}} \over {{x^2} - 1}}}}} \right) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒tan⁡−1(xy+y−xy+yx2−1+y2)=π4\Rightarrow {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{xy + y - xy + y} \over {{x^2} - 1 + {y^2}}}} \right) = {\pi \over 4}

⇒2yx2−1+y2=tan⁡(π4)\Rightarrow {{2y} \over {{x^2} - 1 + {y^2}}} = \tan \left( {{\pi \over 4}} \right)

⇒2y=x2+y2−1\Rightarrow 2y = {x^2} + {y^2} - 1

⇒x2+y2−2y−1=0\Rightarrow {x^2} + {y^2} - 2y - 1 = 0

⇒x2+(y−1)2=(2)2\Rightarrow {x^2} + {(y - 1)^2} = {(\sqrt 2 )^2}

This represent a circle with center at (0, 1) and radius 2\sqrt 2 .

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift Mathematics - Complex Numbers Question 82 English Explanation

From diagram you can see both the circles do not cut anywhere.

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