JEE Main202126 Aug 2021Evening ShiftMathematicsComplex NumberActual
The least positive integer n such that ( 2 i ) n ( 1 - i ) n - 2 , i = - 1 , is a positive integer, is ______.
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
( 2 i ) n ( 1 - i ) n - 2 = ( 2 i ) n ( - 2 i ) n - 2 2 = ( 2 i ) n + 2 2 ( - 1 ) n - 2 2 = 2 n + 2 2 i n + 2 2 ( - 1 ) n - 2 2 Clearly n must be even n = 2 , 4 rejected. So the least positive integer possible is n = 6