Here is an example of one of those circle questions as well as working =]
Draw a sketch of the region |z-√2-√2i|≤1 and hence find:
a) The maximum and minimum values of z
b) The maximum and minimum values of argz
The ≤1 bit means the circle will be solid, and it will be shaded on the inside.
Obviously the graph has its centre at (√2, √2) and has a radius of 1.
If you imagine a right angled triangle, it would have a hypotenuse of 2 units, as well as be isosceles.
This means the max/min values of z, will be 2-1 (as it is closest to the origin) = 1 and 2+1 (as it furthest from the origin) = 3. In case you didn't get that, it was just adding and subtracting the radius from the hypotenuse of the triangle that can be constructed.
For b), we need to construct two right angled triangles with tangents connecting the origin to the circle. These tangents represent the min/max argz.
Since a radius is at right angles to the tangents, and the hypotenuse has a length of two, you can use simple trig to calculate the small angle near the origin. You should get π/6. Add and subtract this to π/4 and you'll get the max/min values of argz to be π/12 and 5π/12.
I love these kind of questions, lol.
Hope it helps.