Geometric interpretation of $|\frac{z+1}{z-1}| < 1$

Question

What is geometric interpretation of $z \in \mathbb{C}$ such that $\left|\frac{z+1}{z-1}\right| < 1$?

Answer 1

Write $z = x+iy$ and expand out your inequality in terms of $x$ and $y$. What do you get?

Answer 2

Correct me if wrong:

Consider $(+1,0)$ and $(-1,0)$ in the complex plane.

Any $z\in \mathbb{C},$ I.e. $z =x +iy,$ or $z=(x,y).$

$|z+1|$ is the distance form

$z(x,y)$ to $(-1,0)$.

$|z-1|$ is the distance from

$z(x,y)$ to $(1,0).$

The locus of points such that

$\dfrac{|z+1|}{|z-1|} = r$ , real and positive, are the

Appolonius' Circles.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonian_circles

$ r \lt 1$ are the blue circles to the left of

the perpendicular bisector of

$ (-1,0)$ and $(1,0).$