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2021 AMC 12 Intensive Prep Package Question 4.28

 
 
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Re: 2021 AMC 12 Intensive Prep Package Question 4.28
by Dr. Kevin Wang - Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 11:02 PM
 

Here is the question:

Suppose $n$ is a positive integer, and $z$ is a complex number with modulus $1$, such that $z^{2n}$ is not $−1$, show that $\dfrac{z^n}{1+z^{2n}}$ is a real number.

A complex number with modulus $1$ takes the form $\cos\theta + i\sin\theta$.  Then the rest consists of applying identities involving complex numbers and trigonometry.