Find the number of quadratic equations which are unchanged by squaring their roots.
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There are 4 possibilities where squaring the roots does not change the quadratic
( 0 , 0 )
( 0 , 1 )
( 1 , 1 )
( ω , ω 2 )
Where ω , ω 2 are imaginary cube roots of unity.
Extras
Imaginary cube roots of unity are reciprocal , square , conjugate of each other.