Solution

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Take the imaginary part of De Moivre's theorem at exponent five. Writing and gives
For real , put . The equation becomes , so . The distinct sine values are , , and . To establish completeness over the complex numbers as well, factor the polynomial:
Thus all polynomial roots, including their multiplicities, are
The repeated sine values account for the double roots; there are no additional nonreal roots hidden by the trigonometric parametrization.

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