JEE Advanced · 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 · Paper 1 · Complex Numbers

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Let be a complex number with non-zero imaginary part. If

is a real number, then the value of is ____.

Answer: 0.5

Solution

Let .

If is real, then :


This gives:


Cross-multiplying and simplifying:





Since (non-zero imaginary part), we have:


Therefore,

JEE Advanced · 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 · Paper 1 · Numerical answer

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