Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Polar Form of Complex Numbers; De Moivre's Theorem - 8.3 Exercises - Page 611: 98

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. We have shown in the Exercise 97 that $1,w,w^2,w^3,...,w^{n-1}$ are the $n$ distinct roots of $1$ which means that $(w_k)^n=1$ where $k=0,1,2,...n-1$ is the index of $k$th solution. Step 2. Given $z\ne0$ and $s$ is any $n$th root of $z$, we have $s^n=z$ Step 3. For any given term $sw_k$, $k=0,1,2,...n-1$, use the results from the above steps, we have $(sw_k)^n=s^nw_k^n=z\cdot 1=z$ which means that any term is a root of $z$ and the complete series of $n$ distinct terms form the $n$ distict roots of $z$
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