Angle Subtended at Origin by Elements in Complex Subsets
Given w=23+i and the set P={wn:n=1,2,3,…}. Define two subsets of the complex plane C as H1={z∈C:Re(z)>21} and H2={z∈C:Re(z)<−21}. If z1∈P∩H1 and z2∈P∩H2, while O denotes the origin, then the angle ∠z1Oz2 can be equal to
To find the possible values of the angle ∠z1Oz2, we begin by expressing the given complex number w in polar (Euler's) form:
w=23+i=cos(6π)+isin(6π)=eiπ/6
The set P is given by:
P={wn:n=1,2,3,…}
Since w12=ei2π=1, the sequence wn is periodic with period 12. Thus, P has 12 distinct elements:
wn=einπ/6=cos(6nπ)+isin(6nπ),for n∈{1,2,3,…,12}
Next, we identify the elements belonging to the subsets H1 and H2.
1. Determining the set P∩H1:
The set H1 consists of complex numbers z such that Re(z)>21.
For z=wn:
Re(wn)=cos(6nπ)>21
This inequality holds when:
−3π<6nπ<3π(mod2π)
Checking for integer values of n∈{1,2,…,12}:
For n=1: cos(6π)=23>21
For n=2: cos(3π)=21≯21
For n=11: cos(611π)=23>21
For n=12: cos(2π)=1>21
Thus, the possible arguments θ1=arg(z1) for z1∈P∩H1 are:
θ1∈{−6π,0,6π}
2. Determining the set P∩H2:
The set H2 consists of complex numbers z such that Re(z)<−21.
For z=wn:
Re(wn)=cos(6nπ)<−21
This inequality holds when:
32π<6nπ<34π(mod2π)
Checking for integer values of n∈{1,2,…,12}:
For n=4: cos(32π)=−21≮−21
For n=5: cos(65π)=−23<−21
For n=6: cos(π)=−1<−21
For n=7: cos(67π)=−23<−21
For n=8: cos(34π)=−21≮−21
Thus, the possible arguments θ2=arg(z2) for z2∈P∩H2 are:
θ2∈{65π,π,67π}
3. Finding the angle ∠z1Oz2:
The angle between the lines connecting the origin O to z1 and z2 is the acute or obtuse geometric angle ∠z1Oz2∈[0,π], given by:
∠z1Oz2=min(∣θ2−θ1∣,2π−∣θ2−θ1∣)
Evaluating all possible pairings between θ1∈{−6π,0,6π} and θ2∈{65π,π,67π}:
If θ1=6π:
For θ2=65π:
∠z1Oz2=65π−6π=64π=32π
For θ2=π:
∠z1Oz2=π−6π=65π
For θ2=67π:
∠z1Oz2=67π−6π=π
If θ1=0:
For θ2=65π:
∠z1Oz2=65π−0=65π
For θ2=π:
∠z1Oz2=π−0=π
For θ2=67π:
∠z1Oz2=2π−67π=65π
If θ1=−6π:
For θ2=65π:
∠z1Oz2=65π−(−6π)=π
For θ2=π:
∠z1Oz2=2π−(π−(−6π))=2π−67π=65π
For θ2=67π≡−65π:
∠z1Oz2=−65π−(−6π)=64π=32π
Hence, the possible values for ∠z1Oz2 are:
{32π,65π,π}
Matching with the given options, the possible values are 32π and 65π.