JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Square root, Representation and Logarithm of complex numbers

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     \[\frac{1-i}{1+i}\]is equal to [RPET 1984]

    A) \[\cos \frac{\pi }{2}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{2}\]

    B) \[\cos \frac{\pi }{2}-i\sin \frac{\pi }{2}\]

    C) \[\sin \frac{\pi }{2}+i\cos \frac{\pi }{2}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\frac{1-i}{1+i}=\frac{(1-i)(1-i)}{(1+i)(1-i)}=\frac{1+{{(i)}^{2}}-2i}{1+1}=-i\] which can be written as \[\cos \frac{\pi }{2}-i\]\[\sin \frac{\pi }{2}\]


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