Question:
If $(x+i y) 1 / 3=a+i b$, then $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=$
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) −1
(d) none of these
Solution:
(d) none of these
$(x+i y)^{\frac{1}{3}}=a+i b$
Cubing on both the sides, we get:
$x+i y=(a+i b)^{3}$
$\Rightarrow x+i y=a^{3}+(i b)^{3}+3 a^{2} b i+3 a(i b)^{2}$
$\Rightarrow x+i y=a^{3}+i^{3} b^{3}+3 a^{2} i b+3 i^{2} a b^{2}$
$\Rightarrow x+i y=a^{3}-i b^{3}+3 a^{2} i b-3 a b^{2} \quad\left(\because i^{2}=-1, i^{3}=-i\right)$
$\Rightarrow x+i y=a^{3}-3 a b^{2}+i\left(-b^{3}+3 a^{2} b\right)$
$\therefore x=a^{3}-3 a b^{2}$ and $y=3 a^{2} b-b^{3}$
or,$\frac{x}{a}=a^{2}-3 b^{2}$ and $\frac{y}{b}=3 a^{2}-b^{2}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=a^{2}-3 b^{2}+3 a^{2}-b^{2}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=4 a^{2}-4 b^{2}$