JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

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    The equation whose roots are the \[{{n}^{th}}\] power of the roots of the equation \[{{x}^{2}}-2x\,cos\theta +1=0\] is given by

    A) \[{{x}^{2}}+2x\,\cos \,\,n\theta +1=0\]

    B) \[{{x}^{2}}-2x\,\cos \,\,n\theta +1=0\]

    C) \[{{x}^{2}}-2x\,sin\,\,n\theta +1=0\]

    D) \[{{x}^{2}}+2x\,sin\,\,n\theta +1=0\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The roots of the given equation are \[x=\frac{2\cos \theta \pm \sqrt{4{{\cos }^{2}}\theta -4}}{2}=\cos \theta \pm i\,\,\sin \,\theta \] Let \[\alpha  =cos\,\theta +i\,sin\theta \,\,\,\And \,\,\beta  = cos \theta -i sin \theta \] Then \[{{\alpha }^{n}} = cos\,n\theta +i\,sin n\,\theta \] \[{{\beta }^{n}} = cos n\theta  - i sin n\theta \] [Using De Moivre Theorem] \[{{\alpha }^{n}}+\,\,{{\beta }^{n}}=\,\,2cos\,n\theta \,\,and\,\,{{\alpha }^{n}}\cdot \,{{\beta }^{n}}=1\] \[\therefore \] The required equation is \[{{x}^{2}}-2x\cos n\,\theta +1=0\]


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