Complex Numbers 5 Question 16

17. Let a complex number α,α1, be a root of the equation

zp+qzpzq+1=0

where, p and q are distinct primes. Show that either

 or 1+α+α2++αp1=01+α+α2++αq1=0

but not both together.

(2002, 5M)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 17. (3)

Solution:

  1. Given, zp+qzpzq+1=0

(zp1)(zq1)=0

Since, α is root of Eq. (i), either αp1=0 or αq1=0

Either αp1α1=0 or αq1α1=0[ as α1]

Either 1+α+α2++αp1=0

or 1+α++αq1=0

But αp1=0 and αq1=0 cannot occur simultaneously as p and q are distinct primes, so neither p divides q nor q divides p, which is the requirement for 1=αp=αq.



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