Question 15 Marks
If $|z_1| = 1(z_1 \neq -1)$ and $\text{z}_2=\frac{\text{z}_1-1}{\text{z}_1+1},$ then show that the real part of $z_2$ is zero.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let $\text{z}=\text{x}+\text{yi}$
$|\text{z}_1|=\sqrt{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2}=1$ [given that $|z_1| = 1]$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2=1$
Now$, \text{z}_2=\frac{\text{z}_1-1}{\text{z}_1+1}=\frac{\text{x}+\text{iy}-1}{\text{x}+\text{iy}+1}$
$=\frac{(\text{x}-1)+\text{iy}}{(\text{x}+1)+\text{iy}}=\frac{(\text{x}-1)+\text{iy}}{(\text{x}+1)+\text{iy}}\times\frac{\text{x}+1-\text{iy}}{\text{x}+1-\text{iy}}$
$=\frac{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)-\text{y}(\text{x}-1)\text{i}+\text{y}(\text{x}+1)\text{i}-\text{y}^2\text{i}^2}{(\text{x}+1)^2-\text{y}^2\text{i}^2}$
$=\frac{(1-1)}{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+2\text{x}+1}+\frac{2\text{y}}{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+2\text{x}+1}\text{i}$
$=0+\frac{2\text{y}}{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+2\text{x}+1}\text{i}$
Hence$,$ the real part of $z_2$ is $0$
$|\text{z}_1|=\sqrt{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2}=1$ [given that $|z_1| = 1]$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2=1$
Now$, \text{z}_2=\frac{\text{z}_1-1}{\text{z}_1+1}=\frac{\text{x}+\text{iy}-1}{\text{x}+\text{iy}+1}$
$=\frac{(\text{x}-1)+\text{iy}}{(\text{x}+1)+\text{iy}}=\frac{(\text{x}-1)+\text{iy}}{(\text{x}+1)+\text{iy}}\times\frac{\text{x}+1-\text{iy}}{\text{x}+1-\text{iy}}$
$=\frac{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)-\text{y}(\text{x}-1)\text{i}+\text{y}(\text{x}+1)\text{i}-\text{y}^2\text{i}^2}{(\text{x}+1)^2-\text{y}^2\text{i}^2}$
$=\frac{(1-1)}{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+2\text{x}+1}+\frac{2\text{y}}{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+2\text{x}+1}\text{i}$
$=0+\frac{2\text{y}}{\text{x}^2+\text{y}^2+2\text{x}+1}\text{i}$
Hence$,$ the real part of $z_2$ is $0$