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Complex Numbers - JEE Mathematics question (JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Shift)

JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening ShiftQuestion 1
The value of $\left(\dfrac{-1+i\sqrt{3}}{1-i}\right)^{30}$ is :
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Solution

$-1+i\sqrt3=2e^{2\pi i/3}$ and $1-i=\sqrt2e^{-\pi i/4}$, so the ratio is $\sqrt2e^{11\pi i/12}$. Its $30$th power is $2^{15}e^{55\pi i/2}=2^{15}e^{3\pi i/2}=-2^{15}i$.

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