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

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    \[{{\left[ \frac{1+\cos (\pi /8)+i\,\sin (\pi /8)}{1+\cos (\pi /8)-i\,\sin (\pi /8)} \right]}^{8}}\] is equal to [RPET 2001]

    A) - 1

    B) 0

    C) 1

    D) 2

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{\left[ \frac{1+\cos (\pi /8)+i\sin (\pi /8)}{1+\cos (\pi /8)-i\sin (\pi /8)} \right]}^{8}}\] \[={{\left[ \frac{2{{\cos }^{2}}\left( \pi /16 \right)+2i\sin \left( \pi /16 \right)\cos \left( \pi /16 \right)}{2{{\cos }^{2}}\left( \pi /16 \right)-2i\sin \left( \pi /16 \right)\cos \left( \pi /16 \right)} \right]}^{8}}\] \[=\frac{{{[\cos \left( \pi /16 \right)+i\sin \left( \pi /16 \right)]}^{8}}}{{{[\cos \left( \pi /16 \right)-i\sin \left( \pi /16 \right)]}^{8}}}\] \[={{\left[ \cos \frac{\pi }{16}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{16} \right]}^{8}}{{\left[ \cos \frac{\pi }{16}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{16} \right]}^{8}}\] \[={{[\cos (\pi /16)+i\sin (\pi /16)]}^{16}}\] \[=\cos 16\left( \frac{\pi }{16} \right)+i\sin 16\left( \frac{\pi }{16} \right)\] = \[\cos \pi =-1\].


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