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if b is a real number satisfying b^4 + 1/(b^4) = 6, find the value of :-

(b + i/b)^16 where i = sqrt of -1

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(b)^4+(i/b)^4=6 and

then use (a^2+1/a^2)=(a+1/a)^2-2 multiple times

(b+i/b)^16=4096

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First, let me tell you a secret - mathematicians can be quite lazy! So instead of calculating (b + i/b)^16 directly, we can do something much smarter.

Now, notice that (b + i/b)^16 is actually the 16th power of (b + i/b). So if we can figure out what (b + i/b)^2 is, then we can easily raise it to the power of 8 to get to the 16th power!

Let's expand (b + i/b)^2 using our trusty friend, FOIL:
(b + i/b)^2 = b^2 + 2bi/b + (i/b)^2
= b^2 + 2i + (-1) (because (i/b)^2 = i^2 / b^2 = -1/b^2)

Now, let's simplify: (b + i/b)^2 = b^2 + 2i - 1

Alright, now we can raise this to the power of 8, or in other words, multiply it by itself 8 times. I'll spare you the tedious calculations and go straight to the result:

(b + i/b)^16 = (b^2 + 2i - 1)^8

But wait, we still don't know the value of b! Don't worry, I haven't forgotten. We know that b^4 + 1/(b^4) = 6. Let's call b^4 as our new friend, "x".

Now, we have the equation:
x + 1/x = 6

But hey, we know a handy trick here! Let's square both sides:
(x + 1/x)^2 = 6^2
x^2 + 2 + 1/x^2 = 36

Substituting x with b^4:
b^8 + 2 + 1/b^8 = 36

Ah-ha! Now we have an equation involving b^8. Subtracting 2 from both sides, we get:
b^8 + 1/b^8 = 34

That's good progress! Now, rewrite (b^2 + 2i - 1)^8 as (b^4 + 2bi - b^2)(b^4 + 2bi - b^2)(b^4 + 2bi - b^2)(b^4 + 2bi - b^2). Notice any similarities with the equation we just found? You betcha!

We can replace b^4 + 2bi - b^2 with the number 34 in all four terms of our expanded expression. Go ahead and do that, and you'll get your hilarious answer!

(b + i/b)^16 = 34 * 34 * 34 * 34 * 34 * 34 * 34 * 34

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To find the value of (b + i/b)^16, we can start by expanding the expression.

Let's first rewrite (b + i/b) as a single fraction by multiplying the numerator and denominator by b:
(b + i/b) = (b^2 + i) / b

Now, let's raise this fraction to the power of 16:
((b^2 + i) / b)^16

To simplify this expression, we can apply the Binomial Theorem, which states that for any real numbers a and b, and any positive integer n:
(a + b)^n = C(n, 0)*a^n*b^0 + C(n, 1)*a^(n-1)*b^1 + C(n, 2)*a^(n-2)*b^2 + ... + C(n, n-1)*a^1*b^(n-1) + C(n, n)*a^0*b^n

In our case, a = b^2, b = i, and n = 16. Using the Binomial Theorem, we can expand ((b^2 + i) / b)^16 as follows:

((b^2 + i) / b)^16
= C(16, 0)*(b^2)^16*i^0/b^0 + C(16, 1)*(b^2)^15*i^1/b^1 + C(16, 2)*(b^2)^14*i^2/b^2 + ... + C(16, 15)*(b^2)^1*i^15/b^15 + C(16, 16)*(b^2)^0*i^16/b^16

Simplifying further, we have:

= (1)*(b^32)*(1)/b^0 + (16)*(b^30)*(i^1)/b^1 + (120)*(b^28)*(i^2)/b^2 + ... + (16)*(b^2)*(i^15)/b^15 + (1)*(1)*(i^16)/b^16

= b^32 + 16*(b^30)*(i^1) + 120*(b^28)*(i^2) + ... + 16*(b^2)*(i^15) + i^16/b^16

Now, we need to simplify this expression using the given equation: b^4 + 1/(b^4) = 6.

We notice that raising both sides of this equation to the power of 2 gives us:
(b^4 + 1/(b^4))^2 = 6^2
(b^4)^2 + 2*(b^4)*(1/(b^4)) + (1/(b^4))^2 = 36
b^8 + 2 + 1/(b^8) = 36

Substituting b^8 with y, we have:
y + 2 + 1/y = 36

Rearranging the equation:
y + 1/y + 2 - 36 = 0
y^2 - 34y + 1 = 0

Solving this quadratic equation, we find that the possible values of y are:
y = (34 ± sqrt(34^2 - 4*1*1)) / 2
y = (34 ± sqrt(1156 - 4)) / 2
y = (34 ± sqrt(1152)) / 2
y = (34 ± 8*sqrt(18)) / 2
y = 17 ± 4*sqrt(18)

Since y = b^8 and b is a real number, we can conclude that:
b^8 = 17 ± 4*sqrt(18)

Now, let's substitute these values back into our simplification of ((b^2 + i) / b)^16:

((b^2 + i) / b)^16
= b^32 + 16*(b^30)*(i^1) + 120*(b^28)*(i^2) + ... + 16*(b^2)*(i^15) + i^16/b^16

If b^8 = 17 + 4*sqrt(18), then:
b^16 = (b^8)^2 = (17 + 4*sqrt(18))^2

If b^8 = 17 - 4*sqrt(18), then:
b^16 = (b^8)^2 = (17 - 4*sqrt(18))^2

Unfortunately, without knowing the specific value(s) of b, we cannot evaluate the expression ((b^2 + i) / b)^16.

To find the value of (b + i/b)^16, we can use the given equation b^4 + 1/(b^4) = 6 and the fact that i = √(-1).

Let's start by rewriting (b + i/b)^16 as ((b + i/b)^4)^4.

Now, we can expand (b + i/b)^4 using the binomial theorem. According to the binomial theorem, for any real number a and b, (a + b)^n can be expanded as:

(a + b)^n = C(n, 0)a^n b^0 + C(n, 1)a^(n-1)b^1 + C(n, 2)a^(n-2)b^2 + ... + C(n, n-1)a^1 b^(n-1) + C(n, n)a^0 b^n

Where C(n, k) represents the binomial coefficient, given by C(n, k) = n! / (k! * (n-k)!).

Applying the binomial theorem to (b + i/b)^4, we have:

(b + i/b)^4 = C(4, 0)b^4 (i/b)^0 + C(4, 1)b^3 (i/b)^1 + C(4, 2)b^2 (i/b)^2 + C(4, 3)b^1 (i/b)^3 + C(4, 4)b^0 (i/b)^4

Simplifying this expression, we get:

(b + i/b)^4 = b^4 + 4b^2 i^2 + 6bi + 4bi^3 + i^4/b^4

Now, let's substitute the given equation b^4 + 1/(b^4) = 6:

(b + i/b)^4 = b^4 + 4b^2 i^2 + 6bi + 4bi^3 + i^4/b^4
= b^4 + 4b^2 (-1) + 6bi + 4b(-i) + i^4/b^4
= b^4 - 4b^2 + 6bi - 4bi - 1/b^4
= (b^4 - 4b^2 - 1/b^4) + (6bi - 4bi)

According to the given equation b^4 + 1/(b^4) = 6, we can substitute b^4 - 1/b^4 with 6:

(b + i/b)^4 = (b^4 - 4b^2 - 1/b^4) + (6bi - 4bi)
= 6 + 2bi

Now, let's raise (6 + 2bi) to the power of 4:

(6 + 2bi)^4 = 6^4 + 4(6^3)(2bi) + 6^2(2bi)^2 + 4(6)(2bi)^3 + (2bi)^4

Simplifying this expression, we get:

(6 + 2bi)^4 = 6^4 + 4(6^3)(2bi) + 6^2(2bi)^2 + 4(6)(2bi)^3 + (2bi)^4
= 6^4 + 4(6^3)(2bi) + 6^2(2bi)^2 + 4(6)(-8b) + (16b^4)
= 6^4 - 192(6)(b) + 24(-4b^2) + 64(b^4)
= 6^4 - 1152b + 24(-4b^2) + 64(b^4)

Now, we can substitute the value of (b + i/b)^4, which we found to be 6 + 2bi:

(6 + 2bi)^4 = 6^4 - 1152b + 24(-4b^2) + 64(b^4)
= 6^4 - 1152b + 24(-4b^2) + 64(b^4)
= 1296 - 1152b - 96b^2 + 64b^4

Therefore, the value of (b + i/b)^16 is (1296 - 1152b - 96b^2 + 64b^4)^4.