Complex Number (Locus)

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The question is

A complex number $z$ satisfies

$$ | z - 2 + i | = 3 $$

(i) Sketch the locus of points that represent $z$ on the Argand diagram.

For this part I drew a circle with the equation

$$ (x-2)^2 + (y+1)^2 = 9 $$

Therefore a circle with radius $3$ and centre $ ( 2 , -1 ) $.

This is the part I'm stuck on

(ii) What is the maximum value of $\operatorname{Re}(z)$?

The answer states the maximum value is $2$

However when looking at desmos it states the maximum value is $4.828$?

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Your second problem:

$$|z-2+i|=3\Longleftrightarrow$$ $$z-2+i=\pm3\Longleftrightarrow$$ $$z=\pm3+2-i\Longleftrightarrow$$ $$z=\begin{cases}3+2-i\\ -3+2-i\end{cases}\Longleftrightarrow$$ $$z=\begin{cases}5-i\\ -1-i\end{cases}$$


In general:

$$|z-2+i|=3\Longleftrightarrow$$ $$z=(2-i)+3e^{ni}\space\space\space\space\text{with}\space n\in\mathbb{R}$$

Because, if $n\in\mathbb{R}$:

$$|((2-i)+3e^{ni})-2+i|=|3e^{ni}|=3$$