Complex Numbers And Quadratic Equations question 307

Question: If 1, $ \omega ,{{\omega }^{2}} $ are the cube roots of unity then $ {{\omega }^{2}}{{(1+\omega )}^{3}}-(1+{{\omega }^{2}})\omega = $ [Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) 1

B) -1

C) i

D) 0

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ {{\omega }^{2}}{{(1+\omega )}^{3}}-(1+{{\omega }^{2}})\omega ={{\omega }^{2}}{{(-{{\omega }^{2}})}^{3}}-\omega (-\omega ) $ = $ -{{\omega }^{2}}+{{\omega }^{2}}=0 $ .