Find each of the following roots and sketch them in the complex plane.
(a) the cube roots of 1
(b) the fourth roots of 1 + i
i need help with b and graphing mostly
for a i need an answer because im pretty sure its correct but need assurance

Question

Find each of the following roots and sketch them in the complex plane.
(a) the cube roots of 1
(b) the fourth roots of 1 + i
i need help with b and graphing mostly
for a i need an answer because im pretty sure its correct but need assurance

anonymous · Answer

well for a I get -1 for all 3 roots from k=0,1,and 2

anonymous · Answer

@nincompoop

zepdrix · Answer

For part a, we're looking for the 3rd roots of unity.
So keep in mind that these roots will always be spaced evenly apart in the complex plane.

Lemme draw what it should end up looking like.
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