JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Geometry of complex numbers

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    The region of Argand plane defined by  \[|z-1|\,\,+\,\,|z+1|\,\,\le 4\] is

    A) Interior of an ellipse

    B) Exterior of a circle

    C) Interior and boundary of an ellipse

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We have \[|z-1|+|z+1|\le 4\] Þ  \[|z-1{{|}^{2}}+|z+1{{|}^{2}}+2|z-1||z+1|\,\le 16\] Þ  \[(z-1)(\overline{z}-1)+(z+1)(\overline{z}+1)+2|(z-1)(z+1)|\le 16\] Þ \[2|z{{|}^{2}}+2+2|{{z}^{2}}-1|\le 16\] Þ \[|z{{|}^{2}}+|{{z}^{2}}-1|\le 7\] Þ \[|x+iy{{|}^{2}}+|{{(x+iy)}^{2}}-1|\,\,\le 7\]Þ\[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{3}\le 1\] (ellipse) Therefore the points \[z\] are on the boundary or in the interior of the ellipse.


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