JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
        If\[|{{z}^{2}}-1|=|z{{|}^{2}}+1,\]then z lies on

    A)  the real axis      

    B)  the imaginary axis

    C)  a circle                                

    D)  an ellipse

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Given that \[|{{z}^{2}}-1|=|z{{|}^{2}}+1\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[|{{z}^{2}}+(-1)|=|{{z}^{2}}|+|-1|\] It shows that the origin,\[-1\]and\[{{z}^{2}}\]lies on a line and\[{{z}^{2}}\]and\[-1\]lies on one side of the origin, therefore\[{{z}^{2}}\]is a negative number. Hence z will be purely imaginary. So we can say that z lies on y-axis. Alternate Solution We know that, if                 \[|{{z}_{1}}+{{z}_{2}}|=|{{z}_{1}}|+|{{z}_{2}}|\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\arg ({{z}_{1}})=\arg ({{z}_{2}})\] \[\because \]     \[|{{z}_{2}}+(-1)|=|{{z}^{2}}|+|-1|\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\arg ({{z}^{2}})=\arg (-1)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[2\arg (z)=\pi \]                \[(\because \arg (-1)=\pi )\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\arg (z)=\frac{\pi }{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[z\]lies on y-axis (imaginary axis).


You need to login to perform this action.
You will be redirected in 3 sec spinner