Mathematics · Complex Numbers

JEE Main 2024 — 6 April, Shift 2 — Question 9

If z1,z2{{z}_{1}},{{z}_{2}} are two distinct complex number such that \left|\frac{{{\text{z}}-{}}2{{\text{z_2}}{}}}{\frac{1}{2}-{{\text{z}}_{1}}{{{\text{\overline{z_2}}}}_{}}} \right|=2 then

  1. Option A:

    either z1z_{1} lies on a circle of radius 1 or z2z_{2} lies on a circle of radius 12\frac{1}{2}

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    either z1z_{1} lies on a circle of radius 12\frac{1}{2} or z2z_{2} lies on a circle of radius 1.

  3. Option C:

    z1z_{1} lies on a circle of radius 12\frac{1}{2} and z2z_{2} lies on a circle of radius 1 .

  4. Option D:

    both z1z_{1} and z2z_{2} lie on the same circle.

Answer: A

Step-by-step solution

z1−2z212−z1z‾2×z‾1−2z‾212−z‾1z2=4\frac{\mathrm{z}_{1}-2 \mathrm{z}_{2}}{\frac{1}{2}-\mathrm{z}_{1} \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{2}} \times \frac{\overline{\mathrm{z}}_{1}-2 \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{2}}{\frac{1}{2}-\overline{\mathrm{z}}_{1} \mathrm{z}_{2}}=4

∣z1∣22z1zˉ2−2zˉ1z2+4∣z2∣2\left|z_{1}\right|^{2} 2 z_{1} \bar{z}_{2}-2 \bar{z}_{1} z_{2}+4\left|z_{2}\right|^{2}

=4(14−zˉ1z22−z1z‾22+∣z1∣2∣z2∣2)=4\left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{\bar{z}_{1} \mathrm{z}_{2}}{2}-\frac{\mathrm{z}_{1} \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{2}}{2}+\left|\mathrm{z}_{1}\right|^{2}\left|\mathrm{z}_{2}\right|^{2}\right)

z1z‾1+2z2⋅2z‾2−z1z‾12z22z‾2−1=0\mathrm{z}_{1} \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{1}+2 \mathrm{z}_{2} \cdot 2 \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{2}-\mathrm{z}_{1} \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{1} 2 \mathrm{z}_{2} 2 \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{2}-1=0 \qquad

(z,z‾1−1)(1−2z2⋅2z‾2)=0\left(\mathrm{z}, \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{1}-1\right)\left(1-2 \mathrm{z}_{2} \cdot 2 \overline{\mathrm{z}}_{2}\right)=0

(∣z1∣2−1)(∣2z2∣2−1)=0\left(\left|z_{1}\right|^{2}-1\right)\left(\left|2 z_{2}\right|^{2}-1\right)=0

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Complex Numbers
Topic
Geometry of Complex Numbers