$\omega$ is a complex cube root of unity and if $Z$ is a complex number satisfying $|\mathrm{Z}-1| \leq 2$…

$\omega$ is a complex cube root of unity and if $Z$ is a complex number satisfying $|\mathrm{Z}-1| \leq 2$ and $\left|\omega^2 Z-1-\omega\right|=a$, then the set of possible values of $a$ is
  1. $0 \leq a \leq 2$
  2. $|\omega| \leq a \leq \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+2$
  3. $\frac{1}{2} \leq a \leq \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
  4. $0 \leq a \leq 4$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \text {Given, }|Z-1| \leq 2 \text { and }\left|\omega^2 Z-1-\omega\right|=a \\ & \Rightarrow\left|\omega^2 Z+\omega^2\right|=a \qquad \left(\because 1+\omega+\omega^2=0\right) \\ & \Rightarrow\left|\omega^2\right||Z+1|=a \Rightarrow|Z-1+2|=a \\ & \Rightarrow|Z-1|+2 \geq a \Rightarrow 2+2 \geq a \\ & \Rightarrow 4 \geq a \text { and } a \geq 0 \end{aligned}$ So, $0 \leq a \leq 4$.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2024 (23 May Shift 1)

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