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the problem is the following:

Given a complex polynomial P = z4 - $\alpha$, with $\alpha \in \mathbb {C} $. We know that $ e^{i\frac{2\pi}{3}} $ is a complex root of 2P.
Select all the correct options:

  • (A) 1 is a complex root of P
  • (B) $ e^{i\frac{\pi}{6}} $ is a complex root of P
  • (C) - $\sqrt{3}$ - $i$ is a complex root of 2P
  • (D) $\sqrt{2}$ + $ i\sqrt{2}$ is a complex root of 2P
  • (E) None of the above

  • I think that subtracting $ \alpha $ to z4 and then multiply by 2 will not change the number of complex roots (which is 4). So I divided 2$\pi$ by 4 to get the angle and calculated the other roots using the $ e^{i\frac{2\pi}{3}} $. After this I had to exclude (C) and (D) because the modulus didn't match: | - $\sqrt{3}$ - $i$ | = |$\sqrt{2}$ + $ i\sqrt{2}$| = 2 $\neq$ 1
    Then I calculated the complex number 2P wich is equal to $ (e^{i\frac{2\pi}{3}})^4 $ and from that I got P and its complex roots. I finally excluded (A) and (B) because 1 is a positive real number and therefore the only option is $ e^{i0 + 2k\pi} $ (which isn't a root of P) and $ e^{i\frac{\pi}{6}} $ is not a root of P either.
    After this, there's only one option left. Option (E)

    Can you tell me if my logic is correct? And if not, what am I missing here?

    Thank you

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    $\exp\left(i\frac{2\pi}3\right)$ is a root of the polynomial $2P$

    $\implies$ $\exp\left(i\frac{2\pi}3\right)$ is a root of the polynomial $P$

    $\implies$ $\left(\exp\left(i\frac{2\pi}3\right)\right)^4-\alpha=0$

    $\implies$ $\alpha=\exp\left(i\frac{8\pi}3\right)=\exp\left(i\frac{2\pi}3\right)$

    $\implies$ $P=z^4-\exp\left(i\frac{2\pi}3\right)$

    $\implies$ Option (B) is true.

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