JEE Main 2021 — Complex Number Question with Solution
JEE Main 2021 (01 Sep Shift 2)
Question
If for the complex numbers satisfying , the maximum value of is attained at , then is equal to _____ .
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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 5
Correct answer
5
Step-by-step explanation
Given that: which represents a circle with centre at and radius .
Now
As we know that,
From tha diagram we can see that, is maximum at because a point on the circle, which has maximum distance from is .

So,
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