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JEE Advanced2022Paper 1MATH-I
Q.

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

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

Solution

Write after dividing numerator and denominator of the second fraction by .

For , the quantity must be real. Equating it to its conjugate gives .

Rearranging, , i.e., .

Since the imaginary part of is non-zero, . Therefore , which gives .

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