Mathematics · Complex Numbers

JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 18

Let OO be the origin, the point AA be z1=3+22i\mathrm{z}_{1}=\sqrt{3}+2 \sqrt{2 \mathrm{i}}, the point B(z2)\mathrm{B}\left(\mathrm{z}_{2}\right) be such that 3∣z2∣=∣z1∣\sqrt{3}\left|z_{2}\right|=\left|z_{1}\right|

and arg⁡(z2)=arg⁡(z1)+π6\arg \left(z_{2}\right)=\arg \left(z_{1}\right)+\frac{\pi}{6}. Then

  1. Option A:

    area of triangle ABO is 113\frac{11}{\sqrt{3}}

  2. Option B:

    ABO is a scalene triangle

  3. Option C:

    area of triangle ABO is 114\frac{11}{4}

  4. Option D:

    ABO is an obtuse angled isosceles triangle

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

z1=3+22i&∣z2∣∣z1∣=13z_{1}=\sqrt{3}+2 \sqrt{2} i \& \frac{\left|z_{2}\right|}{\left|z_{1}\right|}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

given arg⁡(z2z1)=π6\arg \left(\frac{z_{2}}{z_{1}}\right)=\frac{\pi}{6}

z2=∣z2∣∣z1∣⋅z1ei(π6)\mathrm{z}_{2}=\frac{\left|\mathrm{z}_{2}\right|}{\left|\mathrm{z}_{1}\right|} \cdot \mathrm{z}_{1} \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{i}\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)}

z2=13⋅(3+22i)(3+i)2\mathrm{z}_{2}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \cdot \frac{(\sqrt{3}+2 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{i})(\sqrt{3}+\mathrm{i})}{2}

z2=(3−22)+i(26+3)23z_{2}=\frac{(3-2 \sqrt{2})+i(2 \sqrt{6}+\sqrt{3})}{2 \sqrt{3}}

Now,

z1−z2=(3+22)+i(26−3)23\mathrm{z}_{1}-\mathrm{z}_{2}=\frac{(3+2 \sqrt{2})+\mathrm{i}(2 \sqrt{6}-\sqrt{3})}{2 \sqrt{3}}

∣z1−z2∣=∣z2∣⇒△ABO\left|\mathrm{z}_{1}-\mathrm{z}_{2}\right|=\left|\mathrm{z}_{2}\right| \Rightarrow \triangle \mathrm{ABO} is isosceles with angles

π6,π6&2π3\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{6} \& \frac{2 \pi}{3}

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Complex Numbers
Topic
Geometry of Complex Numbers