Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^{2}+\sqrt{6} x+3=0$. Then $$\frac{\alpha^{23}+\beta^{23}+\alpha^{14}+\beta^{14}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}+\alpha^{10}+\beta^{10}}$$ is equal to :
Solution
Given quadratic equation: $x^{2}+\sqrt{6} x+3=0$
<br/><br/>We can find the roots using the quadratic formula: $x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$
<br/><br/>Here, $a = 1$, $b = \sqrt{6}$, and $c = 3$.
<br/><br/>Substituting these values into the quadratic formula, we have:
<br/><br/>$x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{(\sqrt{6})^2 - 4(1)(3)}}{2(1)}$
<br/><br/>Simplifying further :
<br/><br/>$x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{6 - 12}}{2}$
<br/><br/>$x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{-6}}{2}$
<br/><br/>Since the discriminant is negative, the roots are complex numbers. We can express them using the imaginary unit $i$ :
<br/><br/>$x = \frac{-\sqrt{6} \pm \sqrt{6}i}{2}$
<br/><br/>$\Rightarrow$ $x = \frac{-1}{2}\sqrt{6} \pm \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{6}i$
<br/><br/>$\therefore$ $\alpha, \beta=\sqrt{3} \mathrm{e}^{ \pm \frac{3 \pi \mathrm{i}}{4}}$.
<br/><br/>The required expression can be rewritten in terms of the argument of the exponential form of the roots, which simplifies the calculation:
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{23}\left(2 \cos \frac{69 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{14}\left(2 \cos \frac{42 \pi}{4}\right)}{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\left(2 \cos \frac{45 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{10}\left(2 \cos \frac{30 \pi}{4}\right)} \\\\
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Here, the exponential power of $\sqrt{3}$ in the numerator is larger by 8 compared to the denominator, so we can divide the numerator and denominator by $(\sqrt{3})^{8} = 81$ to simplify:
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\left(2 \cos \frac{69 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{6}\left(2 \cos \frac{42 \pi}{4}\right)}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\left(2 \cos \frac{45 \pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{2}\left(2 \cos \frac{30 \pi}{4}\right)} \\\\
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Since the cosine function has a period of $2\pi$, we can reduce the arguments of the cosine function in the numerator and denominator.
<br/><br/>We have $69\pi/4 = \pi/4 + 17\pi = \pi/4$,
<br/><br/>$42\pi/4 = 2\pi/4 + 10\pi = \pi/2$,
<br/><br/>$45\pi/4 = \pi/4 + 11\pi = \pi/4$, and
<br/><br/>$30\pi/4 = 2\pi/4 + 7\pi = \pi/2$.
<br/><br/>Therefore, the required expression simplifies to :
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{6}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{2}\right)}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{4}\right)+(\sqrt{3})^{2}\left(2 \cos \frac{\pi}{2}\right)} \\\\
& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\sqrt{2}+(\sqrt{3})^{6}\cdot 0}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\sqrt{2}+(\sqrt{3})^{2}\cdot 0} \\\\
& =\frac{(\sqrt{3})^{15}\sqrt{2}}{(\sqrt{3})^{7}\sqrt{2}} \\\\
& = (\sqrt{3})^{15-7} \\\\
& = (\sqrt{3})^{8} \\\\
& = 81.
\end{aligned}
$$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations · Topic: Complex Numbers and Argand Plane
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