JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Conjugate, Modulus and Argument of complex number

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    If \[|{{z}_{1}}|\,=\,|{{z}_{2}}|\]and \[arg\,\,\left( \frac{{{z}_{1}}}{{{z}_{2}}} \right)=\pi \], then \[{{z}_{1}}+{{z}_{2}}\]is equal to

    A) 0

    B) Purely imaginary

    C) Purely real

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have \[arg\left( \frac{{{z}_{1}}}{{{z}_{2}}} \right)=\pi \] Þ  \[arg({{z}_{1}})-arg({{z}_{2}})=\pi \]  Þ \[arg\,\,({{z}_{1}})=arg\,\,({{z}_{2}})+\pi \] Let \[arg\,\,({{z}_{2}})=\theta \], then \[arg\]\[({{z}_{1}})=\pi +\theta \] \ \[{{z}_{1}}=|{{z}_{1}}|[\cos (\pi +\theta )+i\sin (\pi +\theta )]\]\[=|{{z}_{1}}|(-\cos \theta -i\sin \theta )\] and \[{{z}_{2}}=|{{z}_{2}}|(\cos \theta +i\sin \theta )\]\[=|{{z}_{1}}|(\cos \theta +i\sin \theta )\]  \[(\because |{{z}_{1}}|=|{{z}_{2}}|)\] Hence\[{{z}_{1}}+{{z}_{2}}=0\].


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