BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    The value of \[1+\sum\limits_{k=0}^{14}{\left\{ \cos \frac{2k+1}{15}\pi +i\sin \frac{(2k+1)}{15}\pi  \right\}}\]is:

    A)  0                            

    B)         \[-1\]   

    C)  1                            

    D)         \[i\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[1+\sum\limits_{k=0}^{14}{\left\{ \cos \frac{2k+1}{15}\pi +i\sin \frac{(2k+1)}{15}\pi  \right\}}\] \[=1+\sum\limits_{k=0}^{14}{{{e}^{i\frac{(2k+1)}{15}\pi }}}\] \[=1+(\alpha +{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\alpha }^{5}}+....+{{\alpha }^{29}})\]                 where, \[\alpha ={{e}^{i\pi /15}}\]                                 \[=1+\alpha \left[ \frac{1-{{({{\alpha }^{2}})}^{15}}}{1-{{\alpha }^{2}}} \right]\]                                 \[=1+\alpha \left( \frac{1-{{\alpha }^{30}}}{1-{{\alpha }^{2}}} \right)\]                                 \[=1+\alpha \left( \frac{1-1}{1-{{\alpha }^{2}}} \right)=1\]                                 \[(\because \,{{\alpha }^{30}}={{e}^{i2\pi }}=1)\]


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