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

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    If \[z=1+i\tan \alpha \,\left( -\pi <\alpha <-\frac{\pi }{2} \right),\] then polar form of the complex number z is:

    A) \[\frac{1}{\cos \alpha }(\cos \alpha +i\sin \alpha )\]

    B) \[\frac{1}{-\cos \alpha }[\cos \,(\pi +\alpha )+i\sin (\pi +\alpha )\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{\cos \alpha }[\cos \,(2\pi +\alpha )+i\sin (2\pi +\alpha )]\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\operatorname{z} = 1 + i tan \alpha  = r \left( cos\,\theta +i sin\theta  \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\operatorname{r} cos \theta  = 1, r sin \theta  = tan a \Rightarrow  {{r}^{2}} = se{{c}^{2}}\alpha \] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,r=\left| \sec \,\,\alpha  \right|\,\,=\,\,\frac{1}{\left| \cos \,\,\alpha  \right|}\] Since, \[- \pi  < \alpha  <-\frac{\pi }{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\cos  \alpha  < 0 \,\Rightarrow \,\, \left| cos \alpha  \right| =-\,\,cos\,\alpha \] \[\therefore \,\,\,r=\frac{1}{-\cos \alpha }.\] Further, we get \[\cos  \theta  = - cos \alpha  = cos \left( \pi  + \alpha  \right)\] Now, \[-\pi <\alpha <-\frac{\pi }{2}\Rightarrow \pi -\pi <\pi +\alpha <\pi -\frac{\pi }{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\, 0<\pi +\alpha <\frac{\pi }{2}\]     [Converted to principal value] \[\therefore  \,cos \theta  = cos \left( \pi  + a \right) \Rightarrow  \theta =\pi +\alpha \] Hence \[\operatorname{z} = \frac{1}{-\cos \,\alpha }\,\left[ cos \left( \pi  + \alpha  \right) + i sin\,\left( \pi  + \alpha  \right) \right]\]


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