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JEE Advanced 2025 · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

Let R\mathbb{R} denote the set of all real numbers. Let z1=1+2iz_{1} = 1 + 2i and z2=3iz_{2} = 3i be two complex numbers, where i=−1i = \sqrt{-1}. Let S={(x,y)∈R×R:∣x+iy−z1∣=2∣x+iy−z2∣}S = \{(x, y) \in \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R} : |x + iy - z_{1}| = 2|x + iy - z_{2}|\}. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

Answers: A. S is a circle with centre (−13,103)\left(-\frac{1}{3}, \frac{10}{3}\right) · D. S is a circle with radius 223\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}

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z1=1+2i,z2=3iz_1 = 1 + 2i,\quad z_2 = 3i S={(x,y):∣x+iy−z1∣=2∣x+iy−z2∣}S = \{(x, y) : |x + iy - z_1| = 2|x + iy - z_2|\} To find: the centre and radius of the circle S.\text{To find: the centre and radius of the circle } S. Plan:\text{Plan:} 1. moduli→distances;2. square;3. centre and radius1.\ \text{moduli} \to \text{distances};\quad 2.\ \text{square};\quad 3.\ \text{centre and radius} A=z1=(1,2),B=z2=(0,3)A = z_1 = (1, 2),\quad B = z_2 = (0, 3) ∣x+iy−z1∣=PA,∣x+iy−z2∣=PB|x + iy - z_1| = PA,\quad |x + iy - z_2| = PB PA=2 PBPA = 2\,PB (x−1)2+(y−2)2=4[ x2+(y−3)2 ](x-1)^2 + (y-2)^2 = 4\left[\,x^2 + (y-3)^2\,\right] x2−2x+1+y2−4y+4=4x2+4y2−24y+36x^2 - 2x + 1 + y^2 - 4y + 4 = 4x^2 + 4y^2 - 24y + 36 3x2+3y2+2x−20y+31=03x^2 + 3y^2 + 2x - 20y + 31 = 0 x2+y2+23x−203y+313=0x^2 + y^2 + \dfrac{2}{3}x - \dfrac{20}{3}y + \dfrac{31}{3} = 0 2g=23⇒g=13,2f=−203⇒f=−1032g = \dfrac{2}{3} \Rightarrow g = \dfrac{1}{3},\quad 2f = -\dfrac{20}{3} \Rightarrow f = -\dfrac{10}{3} c=313c = \dfrac{31}{3} Centre=(−g,−f)=(−13,103)\text{Centre} = (-g, -f) = \left(-\dfrac{1}{3}, \dfrac{10}{3}\right) r=g2+f2−c=19+1009−313r = \sqrt{g^2 + f^2 - c} = \sqrt{\dfrac{1}{9} + \dfrac{100}{9} - \dfrac{31}{3}} r=89=223r = \sqrt{\dfrac{8}{9}} = \dfrac{2\sqrt{2}}{3} Centre(−13,103): (1) ✓, (2) ×\text{Centre} \left(-\dfrac{1}{3},\dfrac{10}{3}\right):\ (1)\ \checkmark,\ (2)\ \times Radius223: (4) ✓, (3) ×\text{Radius} \dfrac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}:\ (4)\ \checkmark,\ (3)\ \times (1) and (4) are TRUE\boxed{(1)\ \text{and}\ (4)\ \text{are TRUE}}

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