Complex Numbers And Quadratic Equations question 293

Question: If $ \omega =\frac{-1+\sqrt{3}i}{2} $ then $ {{(3+\omega +3{{\omega }^{2}})}^{4}} $ = [Karnataka CET 2004; Pb. CET 2000]

Options:

A) 16

B) -16

C) 16 $ \omega $

D) 16 $ {{\omega }^{2}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ {{(3+\omega +3{{\omega }^{2}})}^{4}}=[{{(3+3{{\omega }^{2}}+\omega )}^{4}}] $ $ ={{[3(1+{{\omega }^{2}})+\omega ]}^{4}} $ $ ={{[3(-\omega )+\omega ]}^{4}} $ .