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

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    If \[z+{{z}^{-1}}=1,\,\text{then }\,{{z}^{100}}+{{z}^{-100}}\] is equal to [UPSEAT 2001]

    A) i

    B) - i

    C) 1

    D) - 1

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[z+{{z}^{-1}}\]\[=1\Rightarrow {{z}^{2}}-z+1=0\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[z=-\omega \] or \[-{{\omega }^{2}}\] For \[z=-\omega ,\] \[{{z}^{100}}+{{z}^{-100}}={{(-\omega )}^{100}}+{{(-\omega )}^{-100}}\]                                = \[\omega +\frac{1}{\omega }=\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}=-1\] For z = - w2, \[{{z}^{100}}+{{z}^{-100}}={{(-{{\omega }^{2}})}^{100}}+{{(-{{\omega }^{2}})}^{-100}}\] \[=\,{{\omega }^{200}}+\frac{1}{{{\omega }^{200}}}\]\[={{\omega }^{2}}+\frac{1}{{{\omega }^{2}}}={{\omega }^{2}}+\omega \]\[=-1.\]


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