Complex inequality with absolute values

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Homework Statement



Determine the values of [itex]z \in \mathbb{C}[/itex] for which [itex]|z+2| > 1 + |z-2|[/itex] holds.

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Nothing complicated I can think of.

The Attempt at a Solution



For real values this holds for anything greater than [itex]1/2[/itex]. If I could figure out the boundaries of the area I'd be set, but the triangle inequality doesn't return anything nontrivial here. Tedious expansion into real and imaginary terms could be a solution, but there's probably a better way.
 
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I've found out through wolfram alpha that the inequality holds for an area enclosed by two crossing lines. Not quite sure where to get the two lines from