JEE Previous Year Question

The locus of a point on the argand plane represented by the complex number , when satisfies the condition is

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AA straight line that does not contain the point
  2. BA circle that does not contain the point
  3. CA parabola that does not contain the point
  4. DA hyperbola that does not contain the point

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) Given condition is

Let , then

Since
So,
and
Now, according to given condition

is a straight line, but as so locus of is a straight line does not contain the point .
Hence, option (a) is correct.

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