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Let π be the set of all complex numbers z satisfying $$|z^{2} + z + 1| = 1$$. Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
Write the quadratic in completed-square form:
$$z^{2}+z+1=\left(z+\frac12\right)^{2}+\frac34$$
Introduce the new variable $$t=z+\frac12$$. The defining condition of the set becomes
$$|t^{2}+\tfrac34|=1 \quad -(1)$$
Equation $$-(1)$$ says that $$t^{2}$$ lies on the circle centred at $$-\,\tfrac34$$ (on the real axis) with radius $$1$$. Hence we may write
$$t^{2}=-\tfrac34+e^{i\phi},\qquad 0\le\phi\lt2\pi$$
The modulus of the right-hand side is
$$m(\phi)=\left|-\tfrac34+e^{i\phi}\right| =\sqrt{\bigl(\cos\phi-\tfrac34\bigr)^{2}+\sin^{2}\phi} =\sqrt{1.5625-1.5\cos\phi}$$
Because $$\cos\phi\in[-1,1]$$ we have
$$0.25\le m(\phi)\le1.75$$
Taking square roots, the modulus of $$t$$ is
$$|t|=\sqrt{m(\phi)}\quad\Longrightarrow\quad 0.5\le|t|\le\sqrt{1.75}\approx1.323\quad -(2)$$
Recall that $$t=z+\tfrac12\;$$, so $$z=t-\tfrac12$$. For any complex number $$t$$ with modulus $$r=|t|$$,
$$|z|=|t-\tfrac12| =\sqrt{\,r^{2}+0.25- r\cos\theta\,},$$
where $$\theta=\arg t$$. For fixed $$r$$ this is maximised when $$\cos\theta=-1$$ (i.e. $$t$$ lies on the negative real axis), giving
$$|z|_{\max}=\sqrt{\,r^{2}+0.25+r\,}$$
Using the largest possible $$r$$ from $$-(2)$$, namely $$r_{\max}=\sqrt{1.75}$$,
$$|z|_{\max}= \sqrt{\,1.75+0.25+\sqrt{1.75}\,} =\sqrt{\,2+\sqrt{1.75}\,}\approx\sqrt{3.322}\approx1.822\lt2$$
Combining these facts we can now test each option.
OptionΒ A: $$\bigl|\,z+\tfrac12\,\bigr|\le\tfrac12$$ for all $$z\in S$$.Therefore the statements that are TRUE are:
OptionΒ B and OptionΒ C.
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