ComplexNumberBasic Intermediate

Problem - 2188
If complex numbers $z_1, z_2, z_3$ satisfy $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{l} |z_1|=|z_2|=|z_3|=1\\ \\ \displaystyle\frac{z_1}{z_2}+\frac{z_2}{z_3}+\frac{z_3}{z_1}=1 \end{array} \right. $$ Compute $|az_1 +bz_2+cz_3|$ where $a, b, c$ are three given real numbers.

$\displaystyle\frac{z_1}{z_2}+\frac{z_2}{z_3}+\frac{z_3}{z_1} \in\mathbb{R}\implies \displaystyle\frac{z_1}{z_2}+\frac{z_2}{z_3}+\frac{z_3}{z_1}=\overline{\displaystyle\frac{z_1}{z_2}+\frac{z_2}{z_3}+\frac{z_3}{z_1}}\implies \displaystyle\frac{\overline{z_1}}{\overline{z_2}}+\frac{\overline{z_2}}{\overline{z_3}}+\frac{\overline{z_3}}{\overline{z_1}} $ $|z_1|=|z_2|=|z_3| \implies \overline{z_i} = \frac{1}{z_i} \implies \displaystyle\frac{z_1}{z_2}+\frac{z_2}{z_3}+\frac{z_3}{z_1} = \displaystyle\frac{z_2}{z_1}+\frac{z_3}{z_2}+\frac{z_1}{z_3}$ It follows $(z_1-z_2)(z_2-z_3)(z_3-z_1)=0$ If $z_1=z_2$, then $\displaystyle\frac{z_3}{z_1}=\pm i \implies |az_1 + bz_2 + cz_3| = |z_1|\cdot|a+b\pm ci|=\sqrt{(a+b)^2 + c^2}$ If $z_2 = z_3$, then $|az_1 + bz_2 + cz_3| = \sqrt{(b+c)^2 + a^2}$. If $z_3 = z_1$, then $|az_1 + bz_2 + cz_3| = \sqrt{(c+a)^2 + b^2}$.

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