What is the value of the sum ∑z1|1−z|2, where ranges over all 7 solutions (real and nonreal) of the equation z7=−1?
Note: I am really just playing here. I don't pretend to really know what I am doing.
Mmm
z7=−1
One solution for z is is -1
θ=π+2πn70≤n≤6n∈Zz=eiθ=cosθ+isinθz−1=−(1−cosθ)+isinθ|z−1|=√(1−cosθ)2+sin2θ|z−1|=√(1+cos2θ−2cosθ)+sin2θ|z−1|=√2−2cosθ|z−1|=√2√1−cosθ1|z−1|2=12(1−cosθ)
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Now
Cosθ=cos(π+2πn7Cosθ=−cos(2πn7so|1−z|2=2(1+cos(2πn7))=2(1+cos(2π∗07)),2(1+cos(2π∗17)),2(1+cos(2π∗27)),2(1+cos(2π∗37)),2(1+cos(2π∗47)),2(1+cos(2π∗57)),2(1+cos(2π∗67)), =2(1+cos(0)),2(1+cos(2π7)),2(1+cos(4π7)),2(1+cos(6π7)),2(1+cos(8π7)),2(1+cos(10π7)),2(1+cos(12π7)),=4,2(1+cos(2π7)),2(1+cos(4π7)),2(1+cos(6π7)),2(1+cos(8π7)),2(1+cos(10π7)),2(1+cos(12π7)),
Put each of these over 1 and add them together and I'd have my answer
The first one is 1/4 so that is right
But I do not think the rest is right