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ISI B.Math(Hons.) Admission Test 2009 Problem 1
ISI B.Math(Hons.) Admission Test 2009 Problem 1
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April 9, 2012
complex numbers
Problem Statement
Let
x
,
y
,
z
x,y,z
x
,
y
,
z
be non-zero real numbers. Suppose
α
,
β
,
γ
\alpha, \beta, \gamma
α
,
β
,
γ
are complex numbers such that
∣
α
∣
=
∣
β
∣
=
∣
γ
∣
=
1
|\alpha|=|\beta|=|\gamma|=1
∣
α
∣
=
∣
β
∣
=
∣
γ
∣
=
1
. If
x
+
y
+
z
=
0
=
α
x
+
β
y
+
γ
z
x+y+z=0=\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma z
x
+
y
+
z
=
0
=
αx
+
β
y
+
γ
z
, then prove that
α
=
β
=
γ
\alpha =\beta =\gamma
α
=
β
=
γ
.
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