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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 3. Complex Numbers

Let \(\omega\) be the complex number \(\cos \frac{2 \pi}{3}+i \sin \frac{2 \pi}{3}\). Then the number of distinct complex number \(z\) satisfying \(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}z+1 & \omega & \omega^2 \\ \omega & z+\omega^2 & 1 \\ \omega^2 & 1 & z+\omega\end{array}\right|=0\) is equal to

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(A) 1

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Let \(A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \omega & \omega^2 \\ \omega & \omega^2 & 1 \\ \omega^2 & 1 & \omega\end{array}\right]\)
Now, \(\quad A^2=\left[\begin{array}{lll}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{array}\right]\)
and \(\operatorname{Tr}(A)=0,|A|=0\)
\(\therefore \quad A^3=0\)

\(\Rightarrow\left|\begin{array}{ccc}z+1 & \omega & \omega^2 \\ \omega & z+\omega^2 & 1 \\ \omega^2 & 1 & z+\omega\end{array}\right|=|A+z I|=0\)
\(\Rightarrow \quad z^3=0\)
\(\Rightarrow z=0\), the number of \(z\) satisfying the given equation is 1 .
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