Difference between revisions of "2023 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 12"

Revision as of 17:46, 15 November 2023

For complex number $u = a+bi$ and $v = c+di$ (where $i=\sqrt{-1}$ ), define the binary operation

$u \cdot v = ac + bdi$

Suppose $z$ is a complex number such that $z\cdot z = z^{2}+40$ . What is $|z|$ ?

$\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }5\qquad\textbf{(C) }\sqrt{5}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\sqrt{10}\qquad\textbf{(E) }5\sqrt{2}$

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 <math>u \cdot v = ac + bdi</math>
-Suppose <math>z</math> is a complex number such that <math>z\cdot z = z^{2}+40</math>. What is <math>abs{z}</math>?
+Suppose <math>z</math> is a complex number such that <math>z\cdot z = z^{2}+40</math>. What is <math>|z|</math>?
 <math>\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }5\qquad\textbf{(C) }\sqrt{5}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\sqrt{10}\qquad\textbf{(E) }5\sqrt{2}</math>