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Let z1 ,z2,z3 be three pairwise distinct complex numbers and t1,t2,t3 are non-negative real numbers such that t1+t2+t3=1.Prove that complex number z=t1z1+t2z2+t3z3 lies inside a triangle with vertices z1,z2,z3 on its boundary.

Let z1 ,z2,z3 be three pairwise distinct complex numbers and t1,t2,t3 are non-negative real numbers such that t1+t2+t3=1.Prove that complex number z=t1z1+t2z2+t3z3 lies inside a triangle with vertices z1,z2,z3 on its boundary.

Grade:12th pass

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mycroft holmes
272 Points
8 years ago
We can rewrite as
 
z = t1 (z1-z3) + t2(z2-z3). z1-zand z2-z3 are two of the sides of the triangle. Since t1 and t2 are positive, z will lie in the interior of the region described by the vectors z1-zand z2-z3.
 
In the same way one can see that z lies in the interior of the region formed vectors z1-zand z3-z2 as well as in the interior of that formed by z2-zand z3-z1.
 
Hence z lies in the interior of the triangle formed by z1, z2, and z3.
 
 
 
 

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