Roots of Unity

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Important Questions on Roots of Unity

MEDIUM
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If ω1 is a cube root of unity and 1+ω7=A+Bω. Then, A, B equals

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x2+x+1 is a factor of ax3+bx2+cx+d=0, then the real root of above equation is (a, b, c, dR)

HARD
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If α=e2πi7 and fx=A0+k=120Akxk, then find the value of
fx+f(αx)+..+fα6x independent of α

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Given, z=cos2π2n+1+isin2π2n+1, 'n' a positive integer, find the equation whose roots are, α=z+z3+..+z2n-1 and β=z2+z4+..+z2n.

HARD
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Given z1+z2+z3=A, z1+z2ω+z3ω2=B, z1+z2ω2+z3ω=C, where ω is a cube root of unity,
(a) Express z1, z2, z3 in terms of A,B,C.
(b) Prove that, A2+B2+C2=3z12+z22+z32.
(c) Prove that A3+B3+C3-3ABC=27z1z2z3.

HARD
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Let zk=cos2kπ10+isin2kπ10; k=1, 2,, 9.

List-I List-II
P For each zk there exists a zj such thatzk·zj=1 1. True
Q There exists a k1,2,,9 such that z1·z=zk has no solution z in the set of complex numbers 2. False
R 1-z11-z21-z910 equals 3. 1
S 1-k=19cos2kπ10 equals 4. 2

HARD
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Let ω be a complex cube root of unity with ω1 and P=pij be a n×n matrix with pij=ωi+j. Then P20, when n=

HARD
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Let ω=e2πi3, and a, b, c, x, y, z be non-zero complex numbers such that

a+b+c=x

a+bω+cω2=y

a+bω2+cω=z.

Then, the value of |x|2+|y|2+|z|2|a|2+|b|2+|c|2 is

MEDIUM
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If α and β are the roots of the equation x2-x+1=0, then α2009+β2009=

HARD
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Which of the following is true?

HARD
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If α is imaginary nth, n3 root of unity. Which of the following is/are true.

HARD
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If α, β, γ are distinct roots of x3-3x2+3x+7=0 and ω is non-real cube root of unity, then the value of α-1β-1+β-1γ-1+γ-1α-1 can be equal to

HARD
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If 1,α1,α2,α3,,αn-1 be the nth roots of unity, then which of the following are true

HARD
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If 1,α1,α2,α3,,αn-1 be the nth  roots of unity, then the value of sinπn·sin2πn·sin3πn..sinn-1πn equals

EASY
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Let ω be the non real cube root of unity which satisfy the equation hx=0 where hx=xfx3+x2gx3 If hx is polynomial with real coefficient then which statement is incorrect.

MEDIUM
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If p=a+bω+cω2; q=b+cω+aω2 and r=c+aω+bω2 where a, b, c0 and ω is the non-real complex cube root of unity, then

MEDIUM
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If 1, ω and ω2 are the cube roots of unity, then Δ=1ωnω2nωnω2n1ω2n1ωn is equal to

MEDIUM
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If x=a+b+c, y=aα+bβ+c and z=aβ+bα+c, where α and β are imaginary cube roots of unity, then xyz=

EASY
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Let z1 and z2 be two non real complex cube roots of unity and z-z12+z-z22=λ be the equation of a circle with z1, z2 as ends of a diameter then the value of λ is

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If α is non real and α=15, then the value of 21+α+α2+α-2-α-1 is equal to