In the polynomial above, is a positive integer. The roots of this polynomial can be expressed as where is an integer that is never equal to where is odd, and are positive integers where .
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Roots of the equation are the complex ( 2 n + 1 ) ′ t h roots of unity. Since we are interested in the denominator only, we see that α = 2 , β = 1
Hence α β α + β = 2 3 = 1 . 5 .