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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 ia Paper 1 2C a Solution by
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The polar form of a complex number and the roots of unity givesince . Using the complex conjugate to compute the squared complex modulus,The residue runs through every class modulo , already with . The cosine is even, so the nine angles give five distinct values, represented by . They are distinct because cosine is strictly decreasing on and these representative angles lie in that interval. HenceEvery listed value is attained by choosing and .
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