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QJEEM23Ma1886: JEE Main 2023 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM23Ma1886 Solution: Let be the roots of the quadratic equation . Then is equal to :

Let α,β\alpha, \beta be the roots of the quadratic equation x2+6x+3=0x^{2}+\sqrt{6} x+3=0 . Then α23+β23+α14+β14α15+β15+α10+β10\frac{\alpha^{23}+\beta^{23}+\alpha^{14}+\beta^{14}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}+\alpha^{10}+\beta^{10}} is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 72
  • B 9
  • C 729
  • D 81

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Given quadratic equation: x2+6x+3=0x^{2}+\sqrt{6} x+3=0

We can find the roots using the quadratic formula: x=−b±b2−4ac2ax = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}

Here, a=1a = 1 , b=6b = \sqrt{6} , and c=3c = 3 .

Substituting these values into the quadratic formula, we have:

x=−6±(6)2−4(1)(3)2(1)x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{(\sqrt{6})^2 - 4(1)(3)}}{2(1)}

Simplifying further :

x=−6±6−122x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{6 - 12}}{2}

x=−6±−62x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{-6}}{2}

Since the discriminant is negative, the roots are complex numbers. We can express them using the imaginary unit ii :

x=−6±6i2x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{6}i}{2}

⇒\Rightarrow x=−126±126ix = \frac{-1}{2}\sqrt{6} \pm \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{6}i

∴\therefore α,β=3e±3πi4\alpha, \beta=\sqrt{3} \mathrm{e}^{ \pm \frac{3 \pi \mathrm{i}}{4}} .

The required expression can be rewritten in terms of the argument of the exponential form of the roots, which simplifies the calculation:

amp;=(3)23(2cos⁡69π4)+(3)14(2cos⁡42π4)(3)15(2cos⁡45π4)+(3)10(2cos⁡30π4)\begin{aligned}& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{23}\left(2 \cos \frac{69 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{14}\left(2 \cos \frac{42 \pi}{4}\right)}{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\left(2 \cos \frac{45 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{10}\left(2 \cos \frac{30 \pi}{4}\right)} \\\\\end{aligned}

Here, the exponential power of 3\sqrt{3} in the numerator is larger by 8 compared to the denominator, so we can divide the numerator and denominator by (3)8=81(\sqrt{3})^{8} = 81 to simplify:

amp;=(3)15(2cos⁡69π4)+(3)6(2cos⁡42π4)(3)7(2cos⁡45π4)+(3)2(2cos⁡30π4)\begin{aligned}& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\left(2 \cos \frac{69 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{6}\left(2 \cos \frac{42 \pi}{4}\right)}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\left(2 \cos \frac{45 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{2}\left(2 \cos \frac{30 \pi}{4}\right)} \\\\\end{aligned}

Since the cosine function has a period of 2π2\pi , we can reduce the arguments of the cosine function in the numerator and denominator.

We have 69π/4=π/4+17π=π/469\pi/4 = \pi/4 + 17\pi = \pi/4 ,

42π/4=2π/4+10π=π/242\pi/4 = 2\pi/4 + 10\pi = \pi/2 ,

45π/4=π/4+11π=π/445\pi/4 = \pi/4 + 11\pi = \pi/4 , and

30π/4=2π/4+7π=π/230\pi/4 = 2\pi/4 + 7\pi = \pi/2 .

Therefore, the required expression simplifies to :

amp;=(3)15(2cos⁡π4)+(3)6(2cos⁡π2)(3)7(2cos⁡π4)+(3)2(2cos⁡π2)amp;=(3)152+(3)6⋅0(3)72+(3)2⋅0amp;=(3)152(3)72amp;=(3)15−7amp;=(3)8amp;=81.\begin{aligned}& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{6}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{2}\right)}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{2}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{2}\right)} \\\\& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\sqrt{2}+(\sqrt{3})^{6}\cdot 0}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\sqrt{2}+(\sqrt{3})^{2}\cdot 0} \\\\& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\sqrt{2}}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\sqrt{2}} \\\\& = (\sqrt{3})^{15-7} \\\\& = (\sqrt{3})^{8} \\\\& = 81.\end{aligned}

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