Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Appendices - Section A.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercises A.7 - Page AP-34: 10

Answer

The graph is the half-plane (including the boundary) $y\ge -\dfrac{1}{2}.$

Work Step by Step

$\begin{align*} \vert z+i\vert &\ge \vert z\vert \\ \vert (x+iy)+i\vert &\ge \vert x+iy\vert \\ \vert x +i(y+1)\vert &\ge \vert x +iy\vert \\ \sqrt{x^2 + (y+1)^2} &\ge \sqrt{x^2 + y^2} \\ x^2 + (y+1)^2 &\ge x^2 + y^2 \\ x^2+ y^2 + 2y + 1 &\ge x^2 + y^2 \\ 2y+1 &\ge 0 \\ y &\ge -\frac{1}{2} \end{align*}$ The graph is the half-plane (including the boundary) $y\ge -\dfrac{1}{2}.$
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