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3. 31 Given real numbers a,b,ca, b, c. It is known that the complex numbers z1,z2,z3z_{1}, z_{2}, z_{3} satisfy:
{z1=z2=z3=1,z1z2+z2z3+z3z1=1.\left\{\begin{array}{l} \left|z_{1}\right|=\left|z_{2}\right|=\left|z_{3}\right|=1, \\ \frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}+\frac{z_{2}}{z_{3}}+\frac{z_{3}}{z_{1}}=1 . \end{array}\right.

Find the value of az1+bz2+cz3\left|a z_{1}+b z_{2}+c z_{3}\right|.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

[Solution] Let eiθ=cosθ+isinθe^{i \theta}=\cos \theta+i \sin \theta. Suppose
z1z2=eiθ,z2z3=eiφ,\frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}=e^{i \theta}, \frac{z_{2}}{z_{3}}=e^{i \varphi},

then z3z1=ei(θ+φ)\quad \frac{z_{3}}{z_{1}}=e^{-i(\theta+\varphi)}.
From the given condition, we have
eiθ+eiφ+ei(θ+φ)=1e^{i \theta}+e^{i \varphi}+e^{-i(\theta+\varphi)}=1

Taking the imaginary part on both sides, we get
sinθ+sinφsin(θ+φ)=02sinθ+φ2cosθφ22sinθ+φ2cosθ+φ2=0sinθ+φ2sinθ2sinφ2=0\begin{array}{l} \sin \theta+\sin \varphi-\sin (\theta+\varphi)=0 \\ 2 \sin \frac{\theta+\varphi}{2} \cos \frac{\theta-\varphi}{2}-2 \sin \frac{\theta+\varphi}{2} \cos \frac{\theta+\varphi}{2}=0 \\ \sin \frac{\theta+\varphi}{2} \cdot \sin \frac{\theta}{2} \sin \frac{\varphi}{2}=0 \end{array}

Therefore, we have
θ=2kπ\theta=2 k \pi or φ=2kπ\varphi=2 k \pi or θ+φ=2kπ,kZ\theta+\varphi=2 k \pi, k \in Z. Hence, z1=z2z_{1}=z_{2} or z2=z_{2}= z3z_{3} or z3=z1z_{3}=z_{1}.

If z1=z2z_{1}=z_{2}, substituting into the given equation, we get
1+z1z3+z3z1=1(z1z3)2=1z1z3=±i\begin{array}{l} 1+\frac{z_{1}}{z_{3}}+\frac{z_{3}}{z_{1}}=1 \\ \left(\frac{z_{1}}{z_{3}}\right)^{2}=-1 \\ \frac{z_{1}}{z_{3}}= \pm i \end{array}

Thus, we have
az1+bz2+cz3=z1a+b±ci=(a+b)2+c2.\left|a z_{1}+b z_{2}+c z_{3}\right|=\left|z_{1}\right| \cdot|a+b \pm c i|=\sqrt{(a+b)^{2}+c^{2}} .

Similarly, if z2=z3z_{2}=z_{3}, then
az1+bz2+cz3=a2+(b+c)2\left|a z_{1}+b z_{2}+c z_{3}\right|=\sqrt{a^{2}+(b+c)^{2}}

If z3=z1z_{3}=z_{1}, then
az1+bz2+cz3=(a+c)2+b2\left|a z_{1}+b z_{2}+c z_{3}\right|=\sqrt{(a+c)^{2}+b^{2}}

The required value is (a+b)2+c2\sqrt{(a+b)^{2}+c^{2}} or a2+(b+c)2\sqrt{a^{2}+(b+c)^{2}} or (c+a)2+b2\sqrt{(c+a)^{2}+b^{2}}.

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