Correct Answer - Option 3 : Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
Root locus is symmetrical about the real axis. Inverse root locus is the image of the direct root locus. Hence, inverse root locus is symmetrical about the imaginary axis.
Therefore, Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false.
Important Points:
1. Every branch of a root locus diagram starts at a pole (K = 0) and terminates at a zero (K = ∞) of the open-loop transfer function.
2. Root locus diagram is symmetrical with respect to the real axis.
3. Number of branches of the root locus diagram are:
N = P if P ≥ Z
= Z, if P ≤ Z
4. Number of asymptotes in a root locus diagram = |P – Z|
5. Centroid: It is the intersection of the asymptotes and always lies on the real axis. It is denoted by σ.
\(\sigma = \frac{{\sum {P_i} - \sum {Z_i}}}{{\left| {P - Z} \right|}}\)
ΣPi is the sum of real parts of finite poles of G(s)H(s)
ΣZi is the sum of real parts of finite zeros of G(s)H(s)
6. Angle of asymptotes:
l = 0, 1, 2, … |P – Z| – 1
7. On the real axis to the right side of any section, if the sum of total number of poles and zeros are odd, root locus diagram exists in that section.
8. Break in/away points: These exist when there are multiple roots on the root locus diagram.
At the breakpoints gain K is either maximum and/or minimum.
So, the roots of \(\frac{{dK}}{{ds}}\) are the break points.