2020 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 15
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Problem
In the complex plane, let be the set of solutions to and let be the set of solutions to What is the greatest distance between a point of and a point of
Solution 1
We solve each equation separately:
- We solve by De Moivre's Theorem.
Let where is the magnitude of such that and is the argument of such that
We have from which
- so
- so or
- We solve by factoring by grouping.
We have The set of solutions to is
In the graph below, the greatest distance between a point of and a point of is the distance between to as shown in the dashed line segments. By the Distance Formula, the answer is DIAGRAM NEEDED.
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Remark
In the graph below, the solutions to are shown in red, and the solutions to are shown in blue. The greatest distance between one red point and one blue point is shown in a black dashed line segment.
Graph in Desmos: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/uylcxkffak
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