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complex number sums

Source: 2023 China South-east Mathematical Olympiad Grade 11 P2 CSMO

April 6, 2024
complex numbersalgebra

Problem Statement

For a non-empty finite complex number set AA, define the "Tao root" of AA as zAz\left|\sum_{z\in A} z \right|. Given the integer n3n\ge 3, let the set Un={cos2kπn+isin2kπnk=0,1,...,n1}.U_n = \{\cos\frac{2k \pi}{n}+ i\sin\frac{2k \pi}{n}|k=0,1,...,n-1\}.Let ana_n be the number of non-empty subsets in which the Tao root of UnU_n is 00 , bnb_n is the number of non-empty subsets of UnU_n whose Tao root is 11. Compare the sizes of nanna_n and 2bn2b_n.