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WBJEE · Maths · Complex Number

If \(x+\frac{1}{x}=2 \cos \theta\), then for any integer \(n, x^n+\frac{1}{x^n}=\)

  1. A \(2 \cos n \theta\)
  2. B \(2 \sin n \theta\)
  3. C \(2 i \cos n \theta\)
  4. D \(2 i \sin n \theta\)
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(A) \(2 \cos n \theta\)

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Hints: \(x+\frac{1}{x}=2 \cos \theta\) Let \(x=\cos \theta+1 \sin \theta\) \(\frac{1}{x}=\cos \theta-1 \sin \theta\) Thus \(x^n+\frac{1}{x^n}=2 \cos n \theta\)