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

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    If \[x+\frac{1}{x}=\sqrt{3},\] then x = [RPET 2002]

    A) \[\cos \frac{\pi }{3}+i\,\sin \frac{\pi }{3}\]

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

    C) \[\sin \frac{\pi }{6}+i\,\cos \frac{\pi }{6}\]

    D) \[\cos \frac{\pi }{6}+i\,\sin \frac{\pi }{6}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[{{x}^{2}}-\sqrt{3}x+1=0\]   Þ  \[\,x=\frac{\sqrt{3}\pm \sqrt{3-4}}{2}\] Þ  \[x=\frac{\sqrt{3}\pm i}{2}\]\[=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\pm \frac{i}{2}\] Þ \[x=\cos \left( \frac{\pi }{6} \right)+i\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{6} \right)\]  [Taking +ve sign]


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