4-1.Complex numbers
easy

If for complex numbers ${z_1}$ and ${z_2}$, $arg({z_1}/{z_2}) = 0,$ then $|{z_1} - {z_2}|$ is equal to

A

$|{z_1}| + |{z_2}|$

B

$|{z_1}| - |{z_2}|$

C

$||{z_1}| - |{z_2}||$

D

$0$

Solution

(c) We have $|{z_1} – {z_2}{|^2}$
$ = |{z_1}{|^2} + |{z_2}{|^2} – 2|{z_1}||{z_2}|\cos ({\theta _1} – {\theta _2})$
where ${\theta _1} = arg({z_1})$ and ${\theta _2} = arg({z_2})$
Since $arg\,{z_1} – arg\,{z_2} = 0$
$|{z_1} – {z_2}{|^2} = |{z_1}{|^2} + |{z_2}{|^2} – 2|{z_1}||{z_2}|$
$ = {(|{z_1}| – |{z_2}|)^2}$
==> $|{z_1} – {z_2}| = ||{z_1}| – |{z_2}||$

Standard 11
Mathematics

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