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

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    The locus represented by \[|z-1|=|z+i|\] is [EAMCET 1991]

    A) A circle of radius 1

    B) An ellipse with foci at \[(1,\,0)\] and (0, - 1)

    C) A straight line through the origin

    D) A circle on the line joining \[(1,\,0),(0,\,1)\] as diameter

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[|z-1|\,=\,|z+i|\] Þ \[|x-1+iy{{|}^{2}}=\,|x+i(y+1){{|}^{2}}\] Þ \[{{(x-1)}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}={{x}^{2}}+{{(y+1)}^{2}}\] Þ \[x+y=0\] i.e., a straight line through the origin.


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