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If $\alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{C}$ are distinct roots of $x^2-x+1=0$, find $\alpha^{101}+\beta^{107}$.
The roots of $x^2-x+1=0$ are $x=\frac{1\pm\sqrt{-3}}{2}=-\omega,-\omega^2$ where $\omega=e^{2\pi i/3}$.
Let $\alpha=-\omega, \beta=-\omega^2$. Then:
$\alpha^{101}=(-\omega)^{101}=-\omega^{101}=-\omega^{101\mod3}=-\omega^2$ (since $101=33\times3+2$)
$\beta^{107}=(-\omega^2)^{107}=-\omega^{214}=-\omega^{214\mod3}=-\omega^1$ (since $214=71\times3+1$)
$\alpha^{101}+\beta^{107}=-\omega^2-\omega=-(w+\omega^2)=-(-1)=\mathbf{1}$
After-pains (Afterbirth Pains) are cramping uterine contractions experienced after delivery:
Mechanism: During breastfeeding, infant suckling stimulates posterior pituitary to release oxytocin (Ferguson reflex). Oxytocin acts on uterine myometrium → contractions → promotes uterine involution.
\[\text{Suckling} \rightarrow \text{Posterior pituitary} \rightarrow \text{Oxytocin release} \rightarrow \text{Uterine contraction}\]
Key facts:
- More intense in multiparae (uterine muscle more stretched, needs stronger contractions)
- More noticeable during first few days postpartum
- Normal duration: \(2{-}7\,\text{days}\) postpartum
- Management: reassurance, NSAIDs (ibuprofen) if severe (compatible with breastfeeding), warm compress
Uterine involution:
- Immediately after delivery: fundus at umbilicus
- Day 1: \(1\,\text{cm}\) above umbilicus
- Descends \(1{-}2\,\text{cm/day}\)
- By day 10: not palpable abdominally
- Returns to pre-pregnancy size by \(6\,\text{weeks}\)
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