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Let α and β be two real numbers such that α +β =1 and α β =-1. Let _n=(α )^n+(β )^n, _n-1=11 and _n+1=29 for some integer ngeqslant 1. Then, the…

JEE Main 2021 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let α\alphaα and β\betaβ be two real numbers such that α+β=1\alpha +\beta =1α+β=1 and αβ=−1\alpha \beta =-1αβ=−1. Let pn=(α)n+(β)n{p}_{n}={(\alpha )}^{n}+{(\beta )}^{n}pn​=(α)n+(β)n, pn−1=11{p}_{n-1}=11pn−1​=11 and pn+1=29{p}_{n+1}=29pn+1​=29 for some integer n⩾1n\geqslant 1n⩾1. Then, the value of pn2{p}_{n}^{2}pn2​ is______.

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