JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Geometry of complex numbers

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    The area of the triangle whose vertices are represented by the complex numbers 0, z, \[z{{e}^{i\alpha }},\] \[(0<\alpha <\pi )\] equals [AMU 2002]

    A) \[\frac{1}{2}|z{{|}^{2}}\cos \alpha \]

    B) \[\frac{1}{2}|z{{|}^{2}}\sin \alpha \]

    C) \[\frac{1}{2}|z{{|}^{2}}\sin \alpha \cos \alpha \]

    D) \[\frac{1}{2}|z{{|}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Vertices are \[0=0+i0,\] \[z=x+iy\] and \[z{{e}^{i\alpha }}=(x+iy)\,\,(\cos \alpha +i\sin \alpha )\] \[=(x\cos \alpha -y\sin \alpha )+i(y\cos \alpha +x\sin \alpha )\] \[\therefore \] Area \[=\frac{1}{2}\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 1  \\    x & y & 1  \\    (x\cos \alpha -y\sin \alpha )\,\,\, & (y\cos \alpha +x\sin \alpha )\,\, & 1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]       \[=\frac{1}{2}[xy\cos \alpha +{{x}^{2}}\sin \alpha -xy\cos \alpha +{{y}^{2}}\sin \alpha ]\]              \[=\frac{1}{2}\sin \alpha ({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\]\[=\frac{1}{2}|z{{|}^{2}}\sin \alpha \]\[[\because \,\,|z|=\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}]\].


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