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JEE PYQ: Complex Numbers Question 12

Question 12 - 2021 (26 Feb Shift 1)

The sum of $162^{\text{th}}$ power of the roots of the equation $x^3 - 2x^2 + 2x - 1 = 0$ is

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Answer: 3

Solution

$x^3 - 2x^2 + 2x - 1 = (x-1)(x^2-x+1) = 0$. Roots: $1, \omega, \omega^2$ (cube roots of unity, where $\omega = e^{i2\pi/3}$). Sum $= 1^{162} + \omega^{162} + \omega^{324} = 1 + 1 + 1 = 3$ (since $162 = 54 \times 3$).


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