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4-1.Complex numbers
medium
If $(1 - i)^n = 2^n,$ then $n = $
A
$1$
B
$0$
C
$- 1$
D
None of these
Solution
(b) If $(1 – i)^n = 2^n$ ……$(i)$
We know that if two complex numbers are equal, their moduli must also be equal, therefore from $(i)$, we have
$|(1 – i)^n|\, = \,|2^n|$
$ \Rightarrow $ $|1 – i|^n = \,|2|^n$,$(\because \,\,2^n > 0)$
==> $\left[ \sqrt {{1^2} + {{( – 1)}^2}} \right]^n = 2^n$
==> $(\sqrt 2 )^n = 2^n$
==> $2^{n/2} = 2^n$
==> $\frac{n}{2} = n$
==>$n = 0$
Trick : By inspection, ${(1 – i)^0} = {2^0}\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow 1 = 1$.
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