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KEAMKEAM 2010Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
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Solution:
We have z=r(cosθ+isinθ) ∴z=r(cosθ−isinθ) ∴zz+zz =r(cosθ−isinθ)r(cosθ+isinθ)+r(cosθ+isinθ)r(cosθ−isinθ) =cos2θ+sin2θ(cosθ+isinθ)2+(cosθ−isinθ2) =cos2θ−sin2θ+2icosθsinθ+cos2θ−sin2θ+2icosθsinθ =2(cos2θ−sin2θ) =2cos2θ