Sunday, 3 July 2016

complex numbers - z=e2pii/5 solves 1+z+z2+z3+z4=0




What is the best way to verify that
1+z+z2+z3+z4=0
given z=e2πi/5?




I tried using Euler's formula before substituting this in, but the work got messy real fast.


Answer



Clearly(?) z5=1 and z1. Also, z51=(z1)(1+z+z2+z3+z4)


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