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

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    The locus of the points z which satisfy the condition arg \[\left( \frac{z-1}{z+1} \right)\] =\[\frac{\pi }{3}\] is

    A) A straight line

    B) A circle

    C) A parabola

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have \[\frac{z-1}{z+1}=\frac{x+iy-1}{x+iy+1}=\frac{({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-1)+2iy}{{{(x+1)}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}\] Therefore \[arg\frac{z-1}{z+1}={{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{2y}{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-1}\] Hence  \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{2y}{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-1}=\frac{\pi }{3}\] Þ \[\frac{2y}{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-1}=\tan \frac{\pi }{3}=\sqrt{3}\] Þ \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-1=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}y\]Þ \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}y-1=0\] Which is obviously a circle.


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