Complex Numbers 5 Question 8

8.

Let $z _1$ and $z _2$ be $n$th roots of unity which subtend a right angled at the origin, then $n$ must be of the form (where, $k$ is an integer)

(2001, 1M)

(a) $4 k+1$

(b) $4 k+2$

(c) $4 k+3$

(d) $4 k$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 8. (d)

Solution:

  1. Since, $\arg \frac{z _1}{z _2}=\frac{\pi}{2}$

$ \begin{array}{lll} \Rightarrow & \frac{z _1}{z _2} & =\cos \frac{\pi}{2}+i \sin \frac{\pi}{2}=i \\ \therefore & \frac{z _1^{n}}{z _2^{n}} & =(i)^{n} \Rightarrow i^{n}=1 \\ \Rightarrow & n & =4 k \end{array} $

Alternate Solution

Since,

$ \arg \frac{z _2}{z _1}=\frac{\pi}{2} $

$ \therefore \quad \frac{z _2}{z _1}=\left|\frac{z _2}{z _1}\right| e^{i \frac{\pi}{2}} $

$ \begin{array}{lll} \Rightarrow & \frac{z _2}{z _1} & =i \\ \Rightarrow & {\frac{z _2}{z _1}}^{n} & =i^{n} \end{array} $

$\left[\because\left|z _1\right|=\left|z _2\right|=1\right]$

$\therefore \quad z _1$ and $z _2$ are $n$th roots of unity.

$ z _1^{n}=z _2^{n}=1 $

$\Rightarrow \quad \frac{z _2}{z _1}=1$

$\Rightarrow \quad i^{n}=1$

$\Rightarrow \quad n=4 k$, where $k$ is an integer.



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