For any integer k , let α k = cos ⁡ k π 7 + i sin ⁡ k π 7 ,   w h e r e…

For any integer k, let αk=coskπ7+isinkπ7, where i= -1.  The value of the expression k=112αk+1-αkk=13α4k-1-α4k-2 is

Solution

S= k=112αk+1-αkk=13α4k-1-α4k-2
|αr+1-αr|  = side length of the polygon having 14 sides = a

S= α2-α1+α3-α2+α4-α3+..........+α13-α12α3-α2+α7-α6+α11-α10
So, S= 12a3a=4

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2015 (Paper 2)

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