Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / ia / Paper 1 / 1A / ii

Write the complex number as $z=x+iy$. Since $iz=-y+ix$, the modulus of the complex exponential givesThis equals one precisely when $y=0$. The quadratic formula shows that the imaginary part of either root is $\pm \sqrt{4-b^2}/2$. Consequently the roots are real exactly at the two endpoints:Both endpoints satisfy the condition. The repeated roots are respectively $1$ and $-1$; their multiples by $i$ have exponentials on the unit circle.