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<cmath>z_{2005} = ie^{i2^{2005}\theta} = i(\cos 2^{2005}\theta + i\sin 2^{2005}\theta) = 1</cmath> | <cmath>z_{2005} = ie^{i2^{2005}\theta} = i(\cos 2^{2005}\theta + i\sin 2^{2005}\theta) = 1</cmath> | ||
Thus, <math>\sin 2^{2005}\theta = -1</math>. The solutions for <math>\theta</math> are <math>\frac{\frac{3\pi}{2}+2\pi k} {2^{2005}}</math> where <math>k = 0,1,2...(2^{2005}-1)</math>. Note that <math>\cos 2^{2005}\theta = 0</math> for all <math>k</math>, so the answer is <math>2^{2005}\Rightarrow\boxed{\mathrm{E}}</math>. (Author: Patrick Yin) | Thus, <math>\sin 2^{2005}\theta = -1</math>. The solutions for <math>\theta</math> are <math>\frac{\frac{3\pi}{2}+2\pi k} {2^{2005}}</math> where <math>k = 0,1,2...(2^{2005}-1)</math>. Note that <math>\cos 2^{2005}\theta = 0</math> for all <math>k</math>, so the answer is <math>2^{2005}\Rightarrow\boxed{\mathrm{E}}</math>. (Author: Patrick Yin) | ||
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== Solution 3 == | == Solution 3 == |
Revision as of 17:40, 24 January 2021
Problem
A sequence of complex numbers is defined by the rule
where is the complex conjugate of
and
. Suppose that
and
. How many possible values are there for
?
Solution 1
Since , let
, where
is an argument of
.
We will prove by induction that
, where
.
Base Case: trivial
Inductive Step: Suppose the formula is correct for , then
Since
the formula is proven
, where
is an integer. Therefore,
The value of
only matters modulo
. Since
, k can take values from 0 to
, so the answer is
Solution 2
Let .
Repeating through this recursive process, we can quickly see that
Thus,
. The solutions for
are
where
. Note that
for all
, so the answer is
. (Author: Patrick Yin)
Quick note: the solution forgot the in front of
when deriving
, so the solution is inaccurate.
Solution 3
Note that for any complex number , we have
. Therefore, the magnitude of
is always
, meaning that all of the numbers in the sequence
are of magnitude
.
Another property of complex numbers is that . For the numbers in our sequence, this means
, so
. Rewriting our recursive condition with these facts, we now have
Solving for
here, we obtain
It is seen that there are two values of
which correspond to one value of
. That means that there are two possible values of
, four possible values of
, and so on. Therefore, there are
possible values of
, giving the answer as
.
See Also
2005 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 23 |
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