Sum of 1 + sin pi by 5 plus i cos pi by 5 to Fifth Power plus i times its Conjugate
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Theorem
- $\paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 + i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 = 0$
Proof
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 + i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {\paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 + i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5} {\paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5} \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {\sin \dfrac \pi 5 + i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | Complex Division Examples: $\dfrac {1 + \sin \theta + i \cos \theta} {1 + \sin \theta - i \cos \theta}$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds i^5 \paren {-i \sin \dfrac \pi 5 + \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | multiplying left hand term by $i^5 \times -i = 1$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds i \paren {\cos \pi - i \sin \pi} \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | De Moivre's Formula | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds i \paren {-1} \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | Sine of Straight Angle and Cosine of Straight Angle | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds -i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5 + i \paren {1 + \sin \dfrac \pi 5 - i \cos \dfrac \pi 5}^5\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0\) |
Sources
- 1960: Walter Ledermann: Complex Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2$. Geometrical Representations: Exercise $11$