JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Square root, Representation and Logarithm of complex numbers

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    If \[\sqrt{a+ib}=x+iy\], then possible value of  \[\sqrt{a-ib}\]is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

    A) \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}\]

    B) \[\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}\]

    C) \[x+iy\]

    D) \[x-iy\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\sqrt{a+ib}=x+yi\,\Rightarrow \,{{\left( \sqrt{a+i\,b} \right)}^{2}}={{(x+yi)}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,a={{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}},\,b=2xy\] and hence \[\sqrt{a-ib}=\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}-2xyi}\]\[=\sqrt{{{(x-yi)}^{2}}}\]\[=x-iy\] Note: In the question, it should have been given that \[a,\,b,\,x,\,\,y\,\in \,R.\]


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