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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations · Question 20

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1

Let A = \z C : |z - 2| 4\ and B = \z C : |z - 2| + |z + 2| = 5\. Then the \|z1 - z2| : z1 A and z2 B\ is :

  1. 172
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 152

Answer

(1) 172

Solution

A: closed disc with centre S(2, 0) and radius 4.

B: |z - 2| + |z + 2| = 5 > 4 ellipse with foci ( 2, 0), 2a = 5 a = 52, ae = 2

For a fixed z2 B, the farthest point of the disc A is at distance |z2 - 2| + 4

|z1 - z2| = 4 + |z2 - 2|

|z2 - 2| is the focal distance from S(2, 0): SP = a - ex, largest at x = -a

|z2 - 2| = a + ae = 52 + 2 = 92 (at z2 = - 52)

required maximum = 4 + 92 = 172

Answer: (1)

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