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

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    If n is a positive integer, then \[{{(1+i)}^{n}}+{{(1-i)}^{n}}\] is equal to [Orissa JEE 2003]

    A) \[{{(\sqrt{2})}^{n-2}}\cos \left( \frac{n\pi }{4} \right)\]

    B) \[{{(\sqrt{2})}^{n-2}}\sin \left( \frac{n\pi }{4} \right)\]

    C) \[{{(\sqrt{2})}^{n+2}}\cos \left( \frac{n\pi }{4} \right)\]

    D) \[{{(\sqrt{2})}^{n+2}}\sin \left( \frac{n\pi }{4} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[{{(1+i)}^{n}}+{{(1-i)}^{n}}\] \[={{(2)}^{n/2}}\left\{ \cos \frac{n\pi }{4}+i\sin \frac{n\pi }{4}+\cos \frac{n\pi }{4}-i\sin \frac{n\pi }{4} \right\}\] \[=\,{{2}^{\frac{n}{2}}}.\,2\cos \frac{n\pi }{4}={{2}^{\frac{n}{2}+1}}\cos \frac{n\pi }{4}={{(\sqrt{2})}^{n+2}}\cos \frac{n\pi }{4}\].


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