Let z be a complex number such that z23=1 and z=1. Find n=0∑221+zn+z2n1.
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For n=0, we can write 1+zn+z2n=zn−1z3n−1,so 1+zn+z2n1=z3n−1zn−1.Since z23=1,z23n=1, so zn=z24n. Hence, z3n−1zn−1=z3n−1z24n−1=1+z3n+z6n+⋯+z21n.Then n=0∑221+zn+z2n1=31+n=1∑221+zn+z2n1,and n=1∑221+zn+z2n1=n=1∑22(1+z3n+z6n+⋯+z21n)=n=1∑22m=0∑7z3mn=m=0∑7n=1∑22z3mn=22+m=1∑7n=1∑22z3mn=22+m=1∑7(z3m+z6m+z9m+⋯+z66m)=22+m=1∑7z3m(1+z3m+z6m+⋯+z63m)=22+m=1∑7z3m⋅1−z3m1−z66m=22+m=1∑71−z3mz3m−z69m=22+m=1∑71−z3mz3m−1=22+m=1∑7(−1)=22−7=15.Hence, n=0∑221+zn+z2n1=31+15=346.