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Problem
Given that is a complex number such that
, find the least integer that is greater than
.
Solution
Using the quadratic equation on , we have
.
There are other ways we can come to this conclusion. Note that if is on the unit circle in the complex plane, then
and
. We have
and
. Alternatively, we could let
and solve to get
.
Using De Moivre's Theorem we have ,
, so
.
We want .
Finally, the least integer greater than is
.
See also
2000 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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