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JEE Main 2025 — 24 January, Morning Shift — Question 6

If α\alpha and β\beta are the roots of the equation 2z2−3z−2i=02 z^{2}-3 z-2 i=0, where i=−1i=\sqrt{-1}, then 16.Re⁡(α19+β19+α11+β11α15+β15)⋅Im⁡(α19+β19+α11+β11α15+β15)\operatorname{Re}\left(\frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}\right) \cdot \operatorname{Im}\left(\frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}\right) is equal to

  1. Option A:

    398

  2. Option B:

    312

  3. Option C:

    409

  4. Option D:

    441

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

2z2−3z−2i=02 z^{2}-3z-2 i=0

2(z−iz)=3α−iα=32⇒α2−1α2−2i=94⇒94+2i=α2−1α2⇒8116−4+9i=α4+1α4−2⇒4916+9i=α4+1α4\begin{aligned} & 2\left(z-\frac{i}{z}\right)=3 \\& \alpha-\frac{i}{\alpha}=\frac{3}{2} \\&\Rightarrow \alpha^{2}-\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}}-2 i=\frac{9}{4}\\&\Rightarrow \frac{9}{4}+2 i=\alpha^{2}-\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}}\\& \Rightarrow \frac{81}{16}-4+9 i=\alpha^{4}+\frac{1}{\alpha^{4}}-2\\& \Rightarrow \frac{49}{16}+9 i=\alpha^{4}+\frac{1}{\alpha^{4}} \end{aligned}

Similarly

⇒4916+9i=β4+1β4\Rightarrow \frac{49}{16}+9 i=\beta^{4}+\frac{1}{\beta^{4}}

⇒α19+β19+α11+β11α15+β15=α15(α4+1α4)+β15(β4+1β4)α15+β15=(α15+β15)(4916+9i)(α15+β15)\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}=\frac{\alpha^{15}\left(\alpha^{4}+\frac{1}{\alpha^{4}}\right)+\beta^{15}\left(\beta^{4}+\frac{1}{\beta^{4}}\right)}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}} \\& =\frac{\left(\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}\right)\left(\frac{49}{16}+9 i\right)}{\left(\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}\right)} \end{aligned}  Real =4916\text { Real }=\frac{49}{16} Im⁡=9\operatorname{Im}=9

16.Re⁡(α19+β19+α11+β11α15+β15)⋅Im⁡(α19+β19+α11+β11α15+β15)=44116. \operatorname{Re}\left(\frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}\right) \cdot\operatorname{Im}\left(\frac{\alpha^{19}+\beta^{19}+\alpha^{11}+\beta^{11}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}}\right)=441

Ans. 441441

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Quadratic Equations
Topic
Nature of Roots of Quadratic Equation