Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    If n is an integer which leaves remainder one when    divided    by    three,     then\[{{(1+\sqrt{3}i)}^{n}}+{{(1-\sqrt{3}i)}^{n}}\]equals

    A) \[-{{2}^{n+1}}\]               

    B) \[{{2}^{n+1}}\]

    C) \[-{{(-2)}^{n}}\]

    D)        \[-{{2}^{n}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Now,     \[{{(1+\sqrt{3}i)}^{n}}+{{(1-\sqrt{3}i)}^{n}}\]                 \[={{\left[ 2\left( \frac{1+\sqrt{3}i}{2} \right) \right]}^{n}}+{{\left[ 2\left( \frac{1-\sqrt{3}i}{2} \right) \right]}^{n}}\]                 \[={{(-2{{\omega }^{2}})}^{n}}+{{(-2\omega )}^{n}}\]                 \[={{(-2)}^{n}}+[{{({{\omega }^{2}})}^{3r+1}}+{{(\omega )}^{3r+1}}]\]                 [\[\because \,\,n=3r+1\], where\[r\]is an integer]                 \[={{(-2)}^{n}}({{\omega }^{2}}+\omega )\]                 \[=-{{(-2)}^{n}}\]


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