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Published on: August 12, 2026
If 
satisfies the condition 
. Then the minimum value of 
is 
.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
5
(5)
Locus given by equation 
is a ray 
as shown in the following figure.
Complex number 
moves on ray 
.
Now, for any position of complex number 
on the ray 
,
Clearly, 
is minimum when point 
is at point 
, where points 
and 
are collinear.
So, 
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