x 3 = 1
The equation above has two non-real solutions. What is the product of their imaginary parts?
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x
3
-1=0
or, (x-1)(
x
2
+x+1)=0 ...............................(by factorising)
or, x=1 and x=
2
−
1
+
−
1
−
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So imaginary roots are
x=
2
−
1
+
3
i
and x=
2
−
1
−
3
i
imaginary parts are
2
+
3
i
and
2
−
3
i
multiplying them we get ,
=
−
0
.
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The solutions of x 3 − 1 = 0 are x = 1 , e 3 2 i π , e 3 4 i π = = 1 , cos 3 2 π + i sin 3 2 π , cos 3 4 π + i sin 3 4 π ⇒ the product of all the imaginary parts of the no real solutions of x 3 − 1 = 0 is sin 3 2 π ⋅ sin 3 4 π = 2 3 ⋅ ( − 2 3 ) = − 4 3