If \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) are the roots of an equation \(x^2 - 2x \cos \theta + 1 \) = 0 then the equation having root as \( \alpha^n \) and \( \beta^n \) is
Step-by-step Solution:
Concept:
If \( \alpha, \beta \) are the roots of an equation \( x^2 - 2x \cos \theta + 1 = 0 \), then the equation having \( \alpha^n \) and \( \beta^n \) is:
\[ x^2 - (\alpha^n + \beta^n) x + \alpha^n \beta^n = 0 \]
If \( \alpha = \cos \theta + i \sin \theta \), then by De Moivre's Theorem, we have:
\[ \alpha^n = \cos n\theta + i \sin n\theta \]
Calculations:
Consider the equation \( x^2 - 2x \cos \theta + 1 = 0 \).
\[ x = \frac{2\cos \theta \pm \sqrt{4 \cos^2 \theta - 4(1)(1)}}{2(1)} \]
\[ x = \cos \theta \pm i \sin \theta \]
Given, \( \alpha, \beta \) are the roots of the equation \( x^2 - 2x \cos \theta + 1 = 0 \), we have:
\[ \alpha = \cos \theta + i \sin \theta \quad \text{and} \quad \beta = \cos \theta - i \sin \theta \]
\[ \alpha^n = (\cos \theta + i \sin \theta)^n \quad \text{and} \quad \beta^n = (\cos \theta - i \sin \theta)^n \]
\[ \alpha^n = \cos n\theta + i \sin n\theta \quad \text{and} \quad \beta^n = \cos n\theta - i \sin n\theta \]
\[ \alpha^n + \beta^n = 2\cos n\theta \]
and
\[ \alpha^n \beta^n = 1 \]
The required equation is:
\[ x^2 - (\alpha^n + \beta^n) x + \alpha^n \beta^n = 0 \]
\[ x^2 - 2 \cos n\theta \, x + 1 = 0 \]