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Value of Positive Integer in Complex Number Set

Let A={1967+1686isinθ73icosθ:θR}A = \left\{ \frac{1967 + 1686i \sin \theta}{7 - 3i \cos \theta} : \theta \in \mathbb{R} \right\}. If AA contains exactly one positive integer nn, then the value of nn is

Official Numerical Answer281

Step-by-Step Solution

To find the positive integer nAn \in A, we set the given complex expression equal to nn:

n=1967+1686isinθ73icosθn = \frac{1967 + 1686i \sin \theta}{7 - 3i \cos \theta}

Multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator, 7+3icosθ7 + 3i \cos \theta, we get:

n=(1967+1686isinθ)(7+3icosθ)(73icosθ)(7+3icosθ)n = \frac{(1967 + 1686i \sin \theta)(7 + 3i \cos \theta)}{(7 - 3i \cos \theta)(7 + 3i \cos \theta)}

Expanding the terms in the numerator:

n=(1967716863sinθcosθ)+i(19673cosθ+16867sinθ)49+9cos2θn = \frac{(1967 \cdot 7 - 1686 \cdot 3 \sin \theta \cos \theta) + i(1967 \cdot 3 \cos \theta + 1686 \cdot 7 \sin \theta)}{49 + 9 \cos^2 \theta}

Since nn is a real number (a positive integer), the imaginary part of this expression must be equal to zero:

Im(n)=19673cosθ+16867sinθ49+9cos2θ=0\text{Im}(n) = \frac{1967 \cdot 3 \cos \theta + 1686 \cdot 7 \sin \theta}{49 + 9 \cos^2 \theta} = 0

Equating the numerator of the imaginary part to zero:

5901cosθ+11802sinθ=05901 \cos \theta + 11802 \sin \theta = 0

Dividing the entire equation by 59015901:

cosθ+2sinθ=0    tanθ=12\cos \theta + 2 \sin \theta = 0 \implies \tan \theta = -\frac{1}{2}

From tanθ=12\tan \theta = -\frac{1}{2}, we can calculate:

sin2θ=tan2θ1+tan2θ=1/45/4=15\sin^2 \theta = \frac{\tan^2 \theta}{1 + \tan^2 \theta} = \frac{1/4}{5/4} = \frac{1}{5}

cos2θ=11+tan2θ=15/4=45\cos^2 \theta = \frac{1}{1 + \tan^2 \theta} = \frac{1}{5/4} = \frac{4}{5}

sinθcosθ=sinθ(2sinθ)=2sin2θ=25\sin \theta \cos \theta = \sin \theta (-2 \sin \theta) = -2 \sin^2 \theta = -\frac{2}{5}

Now, substituting these values into the real part to find nn:

n=1967716863sinθcosθ49+9cos2θn = \frac{1967 \cdot 7 - 1686 \cdot 3 \sin \theta \cos \theta}{49 + 9 \cos^2 \theta}

n=137695058(25)49+9(45)n = \frac{13769 - 5058 \left(-\frac{2}{5}\right)}{49 + 9 \left(\frac{4}{5}\right)}

n=13769+10116549+365n = \frac{13769 + \frac{10116}{5}}{49 + \frac{36}{5}}

Multiplying both numerator and denominator by 55:

n=513769+10116549+36=68845+10116245+36n = \frac{5 \cdot 13769 + 10116}{5 \cdot 49 + 36} = \frac{68845 + 10116}{245 + 36}

n=78961281n = \frac{78961}{281}

Since 281×281=78961281 \times 281 = 78961:

n=281n = 281

Thus, the value of the positive integer nn is 281281.

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