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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 4.1 complex nubers

If \(\frac{{z - \alpha }}{{z + \alpha }}\left( {\alpha  \in R} \right)\) is a purely imaginary number and \(\left| z \right| = 2\), then a value of \(\alpha \) is

  1. A \(2\)
  2. B \(1\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt 2\)
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(A) \(2\)

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\(\frac{{z\, - \,\alpha }}{{z\, + \,\alpha }}\, = \, - \,\left( {\frac{{\bar z\, - \,\alpha }}{{\bar z\, + \,\alpha }}} \right)\) \(z\bar z\, + \,z\alpha \, - \,\alpha \bar z\, - \,{\alpha ^2}\) \( = \, - \,z\bar z\, + \,\,\alpha \bar z\, - \,\alpha \bar z\, + {\alpha ^2}\,\)…
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