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Exercise 1.4 · Q123

Q.If ω\omega is a complex cube root of unity, show that (2+ω+ω2)3−(1−3ω+ω2)3=65(2+\omega+\omega^2)^3-(1-3\omega+\omega^2)^3 = 65

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2+omega+omega2=2+(−1)=12+\\omega+\\omega^2=2+(-1)=1 (using omega+omega2=−1\\omega+\\omega^2=-1), so (2+omega+omega2)3=13=1(2+\\omega+\\omega^2)^3=1^3=1. For the second bracket, 1−3omega+omega2=(1+omega+omega2)−4omega=0−4omega=−4omega1-3\\omega+\\omega^2=(1+\\omega+\\omega^2)-4\\omega=0-4\\omega=-4\\omega, so (1−3omega+omega2)3=(−4omega)3=−64omega3=−64(1)=−64(1-3\\omega+\\omega^2)^3=(-4\\omega)^3=-64\\omega^3=-64(1)=-64. So $(2+\ome …

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