Problem

Find all the roots of the complex number z=8(cos(π3)+isin(π3)).

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Step 6: For n=3, the roots are z0=813(cos(π3+20π3)+isin(π3+20π3))=2(cos(π9)+isin(π9))=2eiπ9, z1=813(cos(π3+21π3)+isin(π3+21π3))=2(cos(7π9)+isin(7π9))=2e7iπ9, and z2=813(cos(π3+22π3)+isin(π3+22π3))=2(cos(13π9)+isin(13π9))=2e13iπ9.

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Step 1 :Step 1: We write it in exponential form z=8eiπ3

Step 2 :Step 2: We know that the roots of the complex number zn=rn(cos(nθ)+isin(nθ)) are given by zk=r1n(cos(θ+2kπn)+isin(θ+2kπn)) where k=0,1,2,,n1.

Step 3 :Step 3: We need to find the roots of the equation zn=8eiπ3.

Step 4 :Step 4: For n=1, the root is z0=811(cos(π3+20π1)+isin(π3+20π1))=8(cos(π3)+isin(π3))=8eiπ3.

Step 5 :Step 5: For n=2, the roots are z0=812(cos(π3+20π2)+isin(π3+20π2))=22(cos(π6)+isin(π6))=22eiπ6 and z1=812(cos(π3+21π2)+isin(π3+21π2))=22(cos(5π6)+isin(5π6))=22e5iπ6.

Step 6 :Step 6: For n=3, the roots are z0=813(cos(π3+20π3)+isin(π3+20π3))=2(cos(π9)+isin(π9))=2eiπ9, z1=813(cos(π3+21π3)+isin(π3+21π3))=2(cos(7π9)+isin(7π9))=2e7iπ9, and z2=813(cos(π3+22π3)+isin(π3+22π3))=2(cos(13π9)+isin(13π9))=2e13iπ9.

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