JEE Main 12 Jan 2019 Evening Question 28

Question: Let $ z _1 $ and $ z _2 $ be two complex numbers satisfying $ |z _1|=9 $ and $ |z _2-3-4i|=4 $ .Then the minimum value of $ |z _1-z _2| $ is [JEE Main Online Paper Held On 12-Jan-2019 Evening]

Options:

A) $ \sqrt{2} $

B) 2

C) 0

D) 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • Given, $ |z _1|=9, $ represents a circle with centre $ C _1(0,0) $ and radius $ r _1=9 $ .
    Also, $ |z _2-(3+4i)|=4 $ represents a circle with centre $ C _2(3,4) $ and radius $ r _2=4. $
    $ \therefore $ $ C _1C _2=|r _1-r _2|=5 $
    So, circles touches each other internally.
    $ \therefore $ $ |z _1-z _2{| _{\min }}=0 $