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Greatest negative integral value of n for which (1+i1i)n = 1 is


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4

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-4

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Solution

The correct option is B

-4


1+i1i can be brought to standard form by multiplying both numerator & denominator by 1+i

(1+i)(1i)(1+i)(1+i) = (1+i)21+1 = 2i2 = i

in = 1 for n = 4k

i.e., n = ......... , -12,-8,-4,0,4,8,12,.........

So,greatest negative integer among above numbers is -4


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