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Can anyone help me solve this modulus problem

(|z+2|+|z-4|)=10


I thought about squaring both sides but that gets very fiddly.
Hey!! Does z represent a complex number? Should u find the locus represented by this eqn?

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Original post by Kolasinac138
(|z+2|+|z-4|)=10


I thought about squaring both sides but that gets very fiddly.


if z is complex this equation has infinite solution which lie on an ellipse in an Argand diagram

if z is real there are unique answers
solve by a graph or by considring the critical values or the mods
Original post by TeeEm
if z is complex this equation has infinite solution which lie on an ellipse in an Argand diagram

if z is real there are unique answers
solve by a graph or by considring the critical values or the mods

Hmm, well yes, I am looking for values of -4,0 and 6,0 for the major axis of the ellipse.


How would I find the minor/major axis here?
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Original post by Kolasinac138
Hmm, well yes, I am looking for values of -4,0 and 6,0 for the major axis of the ellipse.


How would I find the minor/major axis here?


LOOK AT Q133
IN THIS LINK

http://madasmaths.com/archive/maths_booklets/further_topics/various/complex_numbers_part_2_exam_questions.pdf
Original post by keshik_123
Hey!! Does z represent a complex number? Should u find the locus represented by this eqn?

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Yes :smile:

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