MCQ
Choose the correct answer.
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
    $(2\text{n}+1)\frac{\pi}{2}$
  • C
    $\text{n}\pi$
  • D
    None of these, where $\text{n}\in\text{N}$

Answer

  1. $\text{z}=\frac{1-\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+2\text{i}\sin\alpha}$

Solution:

$=\frac{(1-\text{i}\sin\alpha)(1-2\text{i}\sin\alpha)}{(1+2\text{i}\sin\alpha)(1-2\text{i}\sin\alpha)}=\frac{1-\text{i}\sin\alpha-2\text{i}\sin\alpha+2\text{i}^2\sin^2\alpha}{1-4\text{i}^2\sin^2\alpha}$

$=\frac{1-3\text{i}\sin\alpha-2\sin^2\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}=\frac{1-2\sin^2\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}-\frac{3\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}$

It is given that z is a purely real.

$\Rightarrow\frac{-3\text{i}\sin\alpha}{1+4\sin^2\alpha}=0$

$\Rightarrow-3\sin\alpha=0$

$\Rightarrow\sin\alpha=0$

$\Rightarrow\alpha=\text{n}\pi,\text{ n}\in\text{I}$

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