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AMC 12 Mock Exam 3 Problem 10

Problem 10 of 25

A complex number zz satisfies z+2z‾=6−4iz+2\overline{z}=6-4i, where z‾\overline z is the complex conjugate of zz. What is ∣z∣|z|?

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Write z=a+biz=a+bi. Then z+2z‾=3a−biz+2\overline z=3a-bi, so 3a=63a=6 and −b=−4-b=-4, giving z=2+4iz=2+4i and ∣z∣=20=25|z|=\sqrt{20}=\boxed{2\sqrt5}.

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