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The first thing I see here is the cosines of multiple angles, which suggests a connection to the fact that [MATH](\cos\theta + i \sin\theta)^n = \cos(n\theta) + i \sin(n\theta)[/MATH]. Is that something you are familiar with?
Try writing the polynomial, with x replaced by [MATH]\cos\theta + i \sin\theta[/MATH], with that in mind.
You are given the polynomial P(z)=k=0∑nakzk=0 with z0=cos(θ)+isin(θ) is a root.
Notation: z0=cos(θ)+isin(θ)=cis(θ)=exp(iθ)
To do this one needs to know these facts (z0)k=cos(kθ)+isin(kθ)=cis(kθ)=exp(ikθ)
By definition of a root we know that means P(z0)=k=0∑nak(z0)k=0 ORk=0∑nakcos(kθ)+ik=0∑naksin(kθ)=0
If a complex number P(z0) is equal to zero then ℜ(P(z0))=?
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