If \(z=x+i y, x, y \in R\) and the imaginary part of \(\frac{\bar{z}-1}{\bar{z}-i}\) is 1 , then the locus…

If \(z=x+i y, x, y \in R\) and the imaginary part of \(\frac{\bar{z}-1}{\bar{z}-i}\) is 1 , then the locus of \(z\) is
  1. \(x+y+1=0\)
  2. \(x+y+1=0,(x, y) \neq(0,-1)\)
  3. \(x^2+y^2-x+3 y+2=0\)
  4. \(x^2+y^2-x+3 y+2=0,(x, y) \neq(0,-1)\)

Solution

If \(z=x+i y\), then \(\begin{aligned} & \frac{\bar{z}-1}{\bar{z}-i}=\frac{x-i y-1}{x-i y-i} \times \frac{x+i(y+1)}{x+i(y+1)} \\ = & \frac{[x(x-1)+y(y+1)]+i[(y+1)(x-1)-x y]}{x^2+(y+1)^2} \\ \therefore & \quad \operatorname{Im}\left(\frac{\bar{z}-1}{\bar{z}-i}\right)=\frac{x y-y+x-1-x y}{x^2+(y+1)^2}=1 \quad \text{(given)} \\ \Rightarrow & x^2+y^2-x+3 y+2=0,(x, y) \neq(0,-1) \end{aligned}\) Hence, option (4) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (20 Apr Shift 1)

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