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Standard XI
Mathematics
Argument of a Complex Number
Find the modu...
Question
Find the modulus and argument of the complex number
1
+
2
i
1
−
3
i
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Solution
Let,
z
=
1
+
2
i
1
−
3
i
z
=
1
+
2
i
1
−
3
i
×
1
+
3
i
1
+
3
i
=
1
+
3
i
+
2
i
+
6
i
2
1
2
+
3
2
=
1
+
5
i
+
6
(
−
1
)
1
+
9
=
−
5
+
5
i
10
=
−
1
2
+
1
2
i
Let
z
=
r
cos
θ
+
i
r
sin
θ
i
.
e
.
,
r
cos
θ
=
−
1
2
and
r
sin
θ
=
1
2
On squaring and adding, we obtain
r
2
(
cos
2
θ
+
sin
2
θ
)
=
(
−
1
2
)
2
+
(
1
2
)
2
⇒
r
2
=
1
4
+
1
4
=
1
2
As
r
>
0
⇒
r
=
1
√
2
∴
1
√
2
cos
θ
=
−
1
2
and
1
√
2
sin
θ
=
1
2
⇒
cos
θ
=
−
1
√
2
and
sin
θ
=
1
√
2
∴
θ
=
π
−
π
4
=
3
π
4
[As
θ
lies in the II quadrant ]
Therefore the modulus and argument of the given complex number
are
1
√
2
and
3
π
4
respectively.
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