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algebra senior

Problem

Let be a complex number such that Find all possible values of where is a positive integer.

Enter all possible values, separated by commas.
Solution
From the equation so Then which expands as Hence,

We divide into cases where is of the form and

If then If is even, then this becomes 2, and if is odd, then this becomes

If then This can be or .

And if then This can be or .

Hence, the possible values of are
Final answer
-2,-1,1,2