Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Appendices - Section A.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercises A.7 - Page AP-34: 8

Answer

The graph is the vertical line $x=0$ or, equivalently, the $y$-axis.

Work Step by Step

$\begin{align*} \vert z+1\vert &= \vert z-1\vert \\ \vert (x+iy)+1\vert &= \vert (x+iy)-1\vert \\ \vert (x+1) +iy\vert &= \vert (x-1) +iy\vert \\ \sqrt{(x+1)^2 + y^2} &= \sqrt{(x-1)^2 + y^2} \\ (x+1)^2 + y^2 &= (x-1)^2 + y^2 \\ x^2+ 2x +1 + y^2 &= x^2 -2x + 1 + y^2 \\ 4x &= 0 \\ x &= 0 \end{align*}$ The graph is the vertical line $x=0$ or, equivalently, the $y$-axis.
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