JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

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    If \[z=\frac{-2\left( 1+2i \right)}{3+i}\] where \[i=\sqrt{-1},\] then argument \[\theta \,(-\pi <\theta \le \pi )\] of z is

    A) \[\frac{3\pi }{4}\]                      

    B) \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]

    C) \[\frac{5\pi }{6}\]                      

    D) \[-\frac{3\pi }{4}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\operatorname{z}=\frac{-\,2(1+2i)}{3+i}\] \[=\,\,\frac{-\,2-4i}{3+i}=\frac{-2-4i}{3+i}\times \frac{3-i}{3-i}\] \[=\,\,\frac{-\,6+2i-12i+4{{i}^{2}}}{10}\] \[=\,\,\frac{-6-10i-4}{10}=\frac{-10-10i}{10}=-1-i\] \[\operatorname{z} = - 1- i = r \left( cos \theta  + i sin \theta  \right)\] On comparing real and imaginary part on both sides, we get \[\operatorname{r}\,cos\,\,\theta =-1\]                              ... (i) \[\operatorname{r}\,\sin \,\,\theta =-1\]                             ... (ii) On dividing eq. (ii) by (i), we get \[\frac{\operatorname{r}\,\sin \,\,\theta }{\operatorname{r}\,cos\,\,\theta }=\frac{-1}{-1}\] \[\tan \theta =1=\tan \frac{\pi }{4}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\theta =\frac{\pi }{4}\,\,\] \[\therefore \,\,\,\,\theta =\frac{\pi }{4}\,\,\]


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