Complex 1

Maths & Physics Collection

1. Let P (z) = z 3 + az 2 + bz + c, where a, b and c are reals. There exist

a complex number ζ such that three roots αi , i = 1, 2, 3 of P (z) are
equal to 2ζ − 4, ζ + 9i and ζ + 3i. Given that σ equals sum of digits
of the number |a + b + c|, evaluate [S] where
X 1
σ
X α1 α2
S= x cyc
x=0

2. The polynomial P (x) = (1 + x + x2 + · · · + x17 )2 − x17 has 34 com-

plex roots of the form zk = rk (cos(2πak ) + i sin(2πak ); k = 1, 2, . . . , 34
with 0 < a1 ≤ a2 ≤ · · · ≤ a34 < 1 and rk > 0. If a1 + a2 + a3 + a4 + a5
can be expressed as m n with m, n being relatively prime positive inte-
gers, then find coefficient of xm+1 in expansion of
 −10
8 60 12 43 1
(x + 1) x + 3x + 4 + 12
x x

3. Let m be the coefficient of x2 in expansion (. . . (x − 2)2 − 2)2 − · · · − 2)2

where the pattern continues 100 times. Also, let n be the coefficient of
x50 in the expansion (1 + x)1000 + 2x(1 + x)999 + 3x2 (1 + x)998 + . . ..
Estimate the number of digits in mn.

If anyone is unaware the cyclic sum would be (α1 α2 )−1 + (α2 α3 )−1 + (α3 α1 )−1