Locus of complex solutions of $(z+i)^{2011}=z^{2011}$

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What do the complex solutions of $(z+i)^{2011}=z^{2011}$ lie on?

  1. Hyperbola
  2. Ellipse
  3. Straight line
  4. Circle

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Hint : This is equivalent (why ?) to $$\left( \frac{z+i}{z}\right)^{2011}=1$$

i.e. to : there exists $k \in \lbrace 0, ..., 2010 \rbrace$ such that $$ \frac{z+i}{z} = \exp\left(\frac{2ik\pi}{2011} \right)$$

Now you can solve that in $z$.