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The value of αn+α2n,nϵN and α is a nonreal cube root of unity is

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3 if n is a multiple of 3
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-1 if n is not a multiple of 3
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2 if n is a multiple of 3
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none of these
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Solution

The correct options are
A -1 if n is not a multiple of 3
C 2 if n is a multiple of 3
αn+α2n=αn+1α2n
There are 2 cases, i) if n is a multiple of 3; αn=α2n=1
So, the answer comes out as 2+11=2.
ii) If n is not a multiple of 3, αn+1=α2n and so the answer becomes -1.

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