BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    The value of \[{{(-i)}^{1/3}}\] is:

    A) \[\frac{1+\sqrt{3}i}{2}\]               

    B)  \[\frac{1-\sqrt{3}i}{2}\]

    C)         \[\frac{-\sqrt{3}-i}{2}\]

    D)         None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    (a) \[{{\left( \frac{1+\sqrt{3}i}{2} \right)}^{3}}={{\left( \cos \frac{\pi }{3}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{3} \right)}^{3}}\] \[=\cos \pi +i\sin \pi \] \[=-1\] (b)  \[{{\left( \frac{1-\sqrt{3}i}{2} \right)}^{3}}={{\left( \cos \frac{\pi }{3}-i\sin \frac{\pi }{3} \right)}^{3}}\] \[=\cos \pi -i\sin \pi \]                 \[=-1\] (c) \[{{\left( \frac{-\sqrt{3}-i}{2} \right)}^{3}}=-{{\left( \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2} \right)}^{3}}\]                 \[=-{{\left( \cos \frac{\pi }{6}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{6} \right)}^{3}}\]                 \[=-\left( \cos \frac{\pi }{2}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{2} \right)\] \[=-i\] \[\therefore \]Option (c) is correct.


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