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An insect starts from the origin in the argand plane and goes 4 km (N 45° E) then it moves 3 km N 45°W and then takes an angular movement of π3 about origin in the anticlockwise direction. The final position of the insect is
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Options:
  • A 4-3iei5π6
  • B 4+3iei5π6
  • C 4-3iei3π4
  • D 4+3iei7π12
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The correct answer is: 4+3iei7π12
Travelling 4 km N 45°E it reaches at z1=4eiπ4

Travelling 3 km N 45°W it reaches at z2

So, 0-z1z2-z1=43iz2=4+3ieiπ4



After an angular movement ofπ3 in the anticlockwise direction it reaches at z3

z3=z2eiπ3=4+3iei7π12

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