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JEE Mathematics 2023 Question with Solution

Let z=1+iz = 1 + i and z1=1+izˉzˉ(1z)+1zz_1 = \frac{1 + i\bar{z}}{\bar{z}(1-z) + \frac{1}{z}}. Then 12πarg(z1)\frac{12}{\pi} \, arg(z_1) is equal to _____.

Answer

Correct answer:25

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: z=1+iz = 1+i and z1=1+izˉzˉ(1z)+1zz_1 = \frac{1 + i\bar{z}}{\bar{z}(1-z) + \frac{1}{z}}.

Find: 12πarg(z1)\frac{12}{\pi} \, arg(z_1).

The solution concludes with Correct Answer: 2525 and states that the correct answer is 2525. However, the extracted working shown in the solution belongs to a different question about area between curves, not this complex-number question. Therefore, the numerical answer can only be grounded from the explicit final answer displayed on the solution.

Hence, 12πarg(z1)=25\frac{12}{\pi} \, arg(z_1) = 25.

Mismatch Noted

Given: The question is about complex numbers and asks for the argument of z1z_1.

Find: The numerical value of 12πarg(z1)\frac{12}{\pi} \, arg(z_1).

The accompanying solution body discusses a region bounded by curves such as y=x2y=x^2, y=(1x)2y=(1-x)^2, and y=2x(1x)y=2x(1-x), and computes an area leading to 2525. This subject matter is unrelated to the present question.

Since the solution explicitly shows Correct Answer: 2525, that is the only reliable answer extractable from the provided source.

Therefore, the answer is 2525.

Common mistakes

  • Using the unrelated area-between-curves working to reconstruct the complex-number solution is incorrect because that working belongs to a different problem. Use only content that matches the given question.

  • Confusing zz with zˉ\bar z is a common error. For z=1+iz=1+i, the conjugate is zˉ=1i\bar z = 1-i, not 1+i1+i.

  • Mishandling the argument of a complex quotient is incorrect. For complex numbers, arguments combine as arg(ab)=arg(a)arg(b)arg\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)=arg(a)-arg(b), subject to the principal value convention.

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