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

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    Let Z and W be two complex numbers such that \[\left| Z \right|\le 1,\] \[\left| W \right|\le 1\] and \[\left| Z+i\,W \right|=\left| Z-i\overline{W} \right|=2.\] Then Z equals          

    A) 1 or i     

    B) i or \[-i\]

    C) 1 or \[-i\]           

    D) i or \[-1\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We have \[2=\left| z+i\omega  \right| \le  \left| \,z\, \right|+\left| \omega  \right|\]   ... (i) \[\therefore \,\,\,~\,\,\,\left| \,z\, \right|+\,\,\left| \omega  \right|\ge 2\] But given that \[\left| z \right| \le  1 and \left| \omega  \right| \le  1\]                        ... (ii) \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\left| \,z\, \right|+\left| \omega  \right|\le 2\] From (1) and (2) \[\left| \,z\, \right|=\left| \omega  \right|=1\] Also \[|z+i\omega |=|z-i\,\overline{\omega }|\,\,\Rightarrow \,\,\,{{\left| z+i\,\omega  \right|}^{2}}{{\left| z-\,\,i\overline{\omega } \right|}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\left( z+i\,\omega  \right) \left( \bar{z}\,-i\,\bar{\omega } \right)=\,\,\left( \overline{z} +\,\,i \omega  \right)\,\left( z\,-i\,\overline{\omega } \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\operatorname{z}\bar{z}+i\omega \bar{z}\,\,-\,\,iz\bar{\omega }+\omega \bar{\omega }=z\bar{z}-i\,\bar{z}\bar{\omega }+i\omega z+\omega \bar{\omega }\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\omega \bar{z}-\bar{\omega }z\,+\bar{\omega }\bar{z}\,-\omega z=0\] \[=\,\,(\omega +\bar{\omega })\,(\bar{z}\,-z)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,z=\bar{z}\,\,or\,\,\omega =-\bar{\omega }\,\,\Rightarrow \,\,{{\operatorname{I}}_{m}}(z)=0\Rightarrow Re\left( \omega  \right)=0\] Also \[\left| z \right|=1,\,\,\left| \omega  \right|=1\,\,\Rightarrow \,\,z=1\,\,or\,\,-1\,\,and\,\,\omega =i\] or \[-\,i\]


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