FEC101:ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS-I

Complex Numbers
5-Marks questions
√ 8 √
1. Prove that (1 + i 3) + (1 − i 3)8 = −28 .
2. Expand sin4 θ cos2 θ in a series of multiples of θ.
3. If one of the root of x4 − 6x3 + 18x2 − 24x + 16 = 0 is (1 + i); find the other roots.
4. If z = cos θ + i sin θ, prove that
1+z
(a) 1−z
= i cot ( 2θ ).
2
(b) 1+z
= 1 − i tan ( 2θ ).
5. Prove that sin 5θ = 5 cos4 θ sin θ − 10 cos2 θ sin3 θ + sin5 θ.
sin 6θ
6. Prove that sin 2θ
= 16 cos4 θ − 16 cos2 θ + 3.
√
7. If α, β are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 − 2 3x + 4 = 0, find the value of
α3 + β 3 .
6-Marks questions
1. Show that the roots of x5 = 1 can be written as 1, α, α2 , α3 , α4 .
Hence show that (1 − α)(1 − α2 )(1 − α3 )(1 − α4 ) = 5.
2. Using De Moivre’s theorem show that,
cos6 θ − sin6 θ = 16
1
(cos 6θ + 15 cos 2θ).
3. If sin4 θ cos3 θ = a cos θ + b cos 3θ + c cos 5θ + d cos 7θ
then find a, b, c, d.
4. Show that all the roots of (x + 1)6 + (x − 1)6 = 0 are given by −i cot (2k+1)π
12
where
k = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
1
5. Find all values of (1 + i) 3 and show that their continued product is (1 + i).
6. By using De Moivre’s theorem obtain tan 5θ in terms of tan θ and show that
π π
1 − 10 tan2 ( 10 ) + 5 tan4 ( 10 ) = 0.
7. Find the roots common to x4 + 1 = 0 and x6 − i = 0.
8. Solve x4 − x3 + x2 − x + 1 = 0.
9. Prove that sin5 θ = 1
16
(sin 5θ − 5 sin 3θ + 10 sin θ).
10. Expand sin7 θ in a series of sines of multiples of θ.
11. If α and β are the roots of the equation z 2 sin2 θ − z sin 2θ + 1 = 0, then prove that
αn + β n = 2 cos nθcosecn θ and αn β n =cosec2n θ.
12. If α and β are the roots of the equation x2 − 2x + 2 = 0.
Prove that αn + β n = 2.2n/2 cos ( nπ
4
). Hence deduce that α8 + β 8 = 32.
13. Solve x7 + x4 + i(x3 + 1) = 0 using De Moivre’s theorem.
5 tan θ−10 tan3 θ+tan5 θ
14. Prove that tan 5θ = 1−10 tan2 θ+5 tan4 θ