NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations - Solutions

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Question : 49
Total: 52
If α and β are different complex numbers with |β| = 1, then find |
βα
1
α
β
|

Solution:  
We have , |
βα
1
α
β
|
2
=
|βα|2
|1
α
β
|
2

=
(βα)
(βα)
(1
α
β
)
(1
α
β
)
=
(βα)(
β
α
)
(1
α
β
)
(1α
β
)
=
β
β
β
α
α
β
+α
α
1α
β
α
β
+α
α
β
β

=
1
α
β
α
β
+α
α
1
α
β
α
β
+
α
α
= 1
|
βα
1
α
β
|
2
= 1 ⇒ |
βα
1
α
β
|
= 1
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