JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank De Moivre's theorem and Roots of unity

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    \[{{\left( \frac{1+\cos \varphi +i\sin \varphi }{1+\cos \varphi -i\sin \varphi } \right)}^{n}}=\]

    A) \[\cos n\varphi -i\sin n\varphi \]

    B) \[\cos n\varphi +i\sin n\varphi \]

    C) \[\sin n\varphi +i\cos n\varphi \]

    D) \[\sin n\varphi -i\cos n\varphi \]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    L.H.S. \[={{\left[ \frac{2{{\cos }^{2}}(\varphi /2)+2i\sin (\varphi /2)\cos (\varphi /2)}{2{{\cos }^{2}}\,(\varphi /2)-2i\sin (\varphi /2)\cos (\varphi /2)} \right]}^{n}}\] \[={{\left[ \frac{\cos \,(\varphi /2)+i\sin (\varphi /2)}{\cos (\varphi /2)-i\sin (\varphi /2)} \right]}^{n}}\]\[={{\left[ \frac{{{e}^{i(\varphi /2)}}}{{{e}^{-i(\varphi /2)}}} \right]}^{n}}={{({{e}^{i\varphi }})}^{n}}\] \[=\cos n\varphi +i\sin n\varphi \].


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