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What is the value of the sum z1|1z|2, where ranges over all 7 solutions (real and nonreal) of the equation z7=1?

 Mar 25, 2019
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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+2πn70n6nZz=eiθ=cosθ+isinθz1=(1cosθ)+isinθ|z1|=(1cosθ)2+sin2θ|z1|=(1+cos2θ2cosθ)+sin2θ|z1|=22cosθ|z1|=21cosθ1|z1|2=12(1cosθ)

 

 

 

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Now

 

Cosθ=cos(π+2πn7Cosθ=cos(2πn7so|1z|2=2(1+cos(2πn7))=2(1+cos(2π07)),2(1+cos(2π17)),2(1+cos(2π27)),2(1+cos(2π37)),2(1+cos(2π47)),2(1+cos(2π57)),2(1+cos(2π67)), =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  wink crying

 Mar 25, 2019
edited by Melody  Mar 25, 2019
edited by Melody  Mar 26, 2019
edited by Melody  Mar 26, 2019

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