Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    The equation\[|z+i|-|z-i|\,\,=k\]represent a hyperbola, if

    A) \[-2<k<2\]          

    B) \[k>2\]

    C) \[0<k<2\]           

    D)         None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Let\[z=x+iy\], then\[|z+i|-|z-i|\,\,=k\] becomes \[\therefore \]  \[\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{(y+1)}^{2}}}-\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{(y-1)}^{2}}}=k\]... (i) or            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{(y+1)}^{2}}-{{x}^{2}}-{{(y-1)}^{2}}\] \[=k\{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{(y+1)}^{2}}}+\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}{{(y-1)}^{2}}\}}\] \[\therefore \]      \[\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{(y-1)}^{2}}}+\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{(y+1)}^{2}}}=\frac{4y}{k}\]... (ii) From Eqs. (i) and (ii), \[2\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{(y+1)}^{2}}}=k+\frac{4y}{k}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[4{{x}^{2}}+4{{y}^{2}}+8y+4={{k}^{2}}+\frac{16{{y}^{2}}}{{{k}^{2}}}+8y\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[4{{z}^{2}}+\left( 4-\frac{16}{{{k}^{2}}} \right){{y}^{2}}={{k}^{2}}-4\] For an hyperbola,\[\frac{4{{k}^{2}}-16}{{{k}^{2}}}<0\Rightarrow {{k}^{2}}-4<0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[|k|\,\,<2\]or\[-2<k<2\]


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