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Find the roots of (z + 1)8 = (z2 − 1)8.

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The equation above gives 

(z2 − 1) = ei2πn/8 (z + 1), n = 0, 1, 2 · ··, 7 , 

or 

(z + 1)(z − 1 − ei2πn/8) = 0, n = 0, 1, 2 · ··, 7. 

Thus the roots are 

z = −1 and z = 1 + ei2πn/8, n = 0, 1, 2 · ··, 7 .



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