Question

if |z|>= 3 the least value of |z + 1/z| is?

Answer 1

i think we need to use
|x|+|y|>|x+y|
but not sure.

Answer 2

But wat Does that Least Value For?

Answer 3

i m just trying....
if |z|>=3 what can u say about |1/z| ??

Answer 4

|z -(- 1/z)| > = |z| - |-1/z|

Answer 5

I Did nt Understand....wat is here Least..""

Answer 6

means |z+1/z| is > = 'some number'
u need to find that number.

Answer 7

but |z+1/z| <= |z|+|1/z|
how did u get > sign there ?

Answer 8

u see..i have inserted a -ve there....Since it asks for least value."

Answer 9

Hmm.. Am I right for this:
|z| ≥ 3
i.e. z ≥ 3
or z ≤ -3
?

Answer 10

i think z is complex here, isn't it @Yahoo! ??

Answer 11

Yes!

Answer 12

so |z|>= 3 represents region outside the circle with radius 3.....if i have not mis-interpreted

Answer 13

Wow! Something I don't know! I'm sorry!!

Answer 14

"OUTSIDE" hw

Answer 15

because of > sign, if < then inside.

Answer 16

Ok...)

Answer 17

@hartnn Any Idea....

Answer 18

i got something from yahoo answers , trying to understand it,
see if that makes some sense to u.....
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100423221137AAAgV9K

Answer 19

i think we have to find the least dist b/w Circles

Answer 20

@hartnn i Did nt Understand.....Can u Explain...

Answer 21

\[|z| \geq 3\implies z\leq-3\;or\;z\geq3\]
\(\left|z + \frac1z\right|\) is just a symmetrical hyperbola about Y-axis. If you're well versed with hyperbola you will get the idea of the graph with constraint \(|z|\geq3\).

Answer 22

lol...i Dont knw Hyperbola....

Answer 23

Okay.

\[x + \frac1x\]

\(x\) is ever increasing, so to find the minima of \(x + \frac1x\) you should find value for which \(x\) is minimum i.e 3 as \(1/x\) is decreasing for \(x>1\).

Answer 24

Important to note \(1/x\) is decreasing not negative.

Answer 25

Negative with respect to \(x\).

Answer 26

express Z= x+ iy.......and its mod value is suar root of x^2 +y^2.....now mod of Z+1 can be expressed as (x+1 )+ iy......and then solve it.....i know its very lengthy but it works when u have no other option....

Answer 27

If r is the modulus of z, then |z+ 1/z| >= r - 1/r.
Now the minimum of r - 1/r for r>=3 is clearly 3 - 1/3 = 8/3.
The minimum for |z+1/z| is attained if |z| = 3 and if z and 1/z have opposite directions.
Take z = 3i so that z = 1/3i = - i / 3, and the minimum 8/3 is attained for that value.

Can u Explain this!

Answer 28

I was afk.

Complex Numbers?

Answer 29

afk. ===?

Answer 30

away from the keyboard.

Answer 31

yup. complex nos.

Answer 32

Yes.. it is Complex Numbers

Answer 33

let Z= x + iy and try to get value of mod 1/z

Answer 34

can u do it?

Answer 35

if mod z is r then ull get mod i/z as 1/r.....

Answer 36

I will be back, my trackpad isn't working somehow.

Answer 37

shouldn't it be this way? or is something wrong with this?