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2n Complex Numbers
2n Complex Numbers
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December 28, 2006
trigonometry
complex numbers
absolute value
Problem Statement
There are
2
n
2n
2
n
complex numbers that satisfy both
z
28
−
z
8
−
1
=
0
z^{28}-z^{8}-1=0
z
28
−
z
8
−
1
=
0
and
∣
z
∣
=
1
|z|=1
∣
z
∣
=
1
. These numbers have the form
z
m
=
cos
θ
m
+
i
sin
θ
m
z_{m}=\cos\theta_{m}+i\sin\theta_{m}
z
m
=
cos
θ
m
+
i
sin
θ
m
, where
0
≤
θ
1
<
θ
2
<
⋯
<
θ
2
n
<
360
0\leq\theta_{1}<\theta_{2}< \dots <\theta_{2n}<360
0
≤
θ
1
<
θ
2
<
⋯
<
θ
2
n
<
360
and angles are measured in degrees. Find the value of
θ
2
+
θ
4
+
⋯
+
θ
2
n
\theta_{2}+\theta_{4}+\dots+\theta_{2n}
θ
2
+
θ
4
+
⋯
+
θ
2
n
.
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