What is the sum of the 2 0 1 4 1 3 3 7 4 2 nd roots of unity?
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what about the complex solutions
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This works when z is complex. If ( z 2 ) 1 0 0 7 0 6 6 8 7 1 = 1 then also ( ( − z ) 2 ) 1 0 0 7 0 6 6 8 7 1 = 1 because ( − z ) 2 = z 2 for any z ∈ C .
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We have:
x 2 0 1 4 1 3 3 7 4 2 − 1 = 0
By Vieta's, the sum of the roots is the coefficient of x . Thus the sum of the roots is 0 .
Common sense is pretty hard to find :P
For any integer n > 1, the sum of the roots of x^n - 1 = 0 is the negative of the coefficient of x^(n-1), which will always be 0 for n > 1.
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Suppose z is a solution to the equation z 2 0 1 4 1 3 3 7 4 2 = 1 . Since 2 0 1 4 1 3 3 7 4 2 is even, − z also is a solution. Hence the sum of all solutions is 0 .