I'm studying for my linear algebra exam and I came across this exercise that I can't solve.
Find all roots of polynomial x6+1. Hint: use De Moivre's formula.
I guessed that two roots are i and −i, since:
i6=(i2)3=(−1)3=−1
therefore, i is root and his complex conjugate −i has to be root too. However that was just guessing. I have no idea how can I use De Moivre's formula here.
Can you help me solve this?
Answer
Hint: if x6=−1, then |x|6=1 and you can write x=cosθ+isinθ.
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Then the equation is, thanks to De Moivre theorem and
cos2+sin2=1, equivalent to
\cos 6\theta =-1\\ 6\theta = \pi\mod 2\pi\\ \theta\in \frac \pi 6+\left\{0, \frac\pi 3, \frac{2\pi}3,\pi,\frac{4\pi} 3, \frac{5\pi}3 \right\}.
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