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Complex Numbers - JEE Mathematics question (JEE Main 2013 (Online) 25th April)

JEE Main 2013 (Online) 25th AprilQuestion 1
Let $z$ satisfy $|z|=1$ and $z=1-\bar z$. Statement 1 : $z$ is a real number. Statement 2 : Principal argument of $z$ is $\frac\pi3$.
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Options for question 1, choose one

Solution

$z+\bar z=1$ and $|z|=1$ give $z=\frac12\pm\frac{\sqrt3}2i$, not real, so Statement 1 is false; the principal argument is $\pm\frac\pi3$, so Statement 2 is taken as true.

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