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AP EAMCET · Maths · Complex Number

If \(a=\cos \left(\frac{8 \pi}{11}\right)+i \sin \left(\frac{8 \pi}{11}\right)\), then \(\operatorname{Re}\left(a+a^2+a^3+a^4+a^5\right)=\)

  1. A 0
  2. B \(-\frac{1}{2}\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  4. D 1
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(B) \(-\frac{1}{2}\)

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\(a=\cos \left(\frac{8 \pi}{11}\right)+i \sin \left(\frac{8 \pi}{11}\right) \Rightarrow a=e^{\frac{i 8 \pi}{11}}\) \(\Rightarrow a\) is 11 th root of unity and all roots are \(1, a, a^2, \ldots, a^{10}\) Now,…