MCQ 11 Mark
The real value of $\alpha$ for which the expression $\frac{1-\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+2\text{i}\sin\alpha}$ is purely real is:
- A$(\text{n}+1)\frac{\pi}{2}$
- B$(2\text{n}+1)\frac{\pi}{2}$
- ✓$\text{n}\pi$
- DNone of these, where $\text{n}\in\text{N}$
Answer
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$\text{n}\pi$
$=\frac{(1-\text{i}\sin\alpha)(1-2\text{i}\sin\alpha)}{(1+2\text{i}\sin\alpha)(1-2\text{i}\sin\alpha)}$
$=\frac{1-\text{i}\sin\alpha-2\text{i}\sin\alpha+2\text{i}^2\sin^2\alpha}{1-4\text{i}^2\sin^2\alpha}$
$=\frac{1-3\text{i}\sin\alpha-2\sin^2\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}$
$=\frac{1-2\sin^2\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}-\frac{3\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}$
It is given that $z$ is a purely real.
$\Rightarrow\frac{-3\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}=0$
$\Rightarrow-3\sin\alpha=0$
$\Rightarrow\sin\alpha=0$
$\Rightarrow\alpha=\text{n}\pi,\text{ n}\in\text{I}$
$=\frac{1-\text{i}\sin\alpha-2\text{i}\sin\alpha+2\text{i}^2\sin^2\alpha}{1-4\text{i}^2\sin^2\alpha}$
$=\frac{1-3\text{i}\sin\alpha-2\sin^2\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}$
$=\frac{1-2\sin^2\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}-\frac{3\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}$
It is given that $z$ is a purely real.
$\Rightarrow\frac{-3\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}=0$
$\Rightarrow-3\sin\alpha=0$
$\Rightarrow\sin\alpha=0$
$\Rightarrow\alpha=\text{n}\pi,\text{ n}\in\text{I}$