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x^8-1=0

x^8-1=0 equation

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 8        
x  - 1 = 0
$$x^{8} - 1 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$x^{8} - 1 = 0$$
Because equation degree is equal to = 8 - contains the even number 8 in the numerator, then
the equation has two real roots.
Get the root 8-th degree of the equation sides:
We get:
$$\sqrt[8]{x^{8}} = \sqrt[8]{1}$$
$$\sqrt[8]{x^{8}} = \left(-1\right) \sqrt[8]{1}$$
or
$$x = 1$$
$$x = -1$$
We get the answer: x = 1
We get the answer: x = -1
or
$$x_{1} = -1$$
$$x_{2} = 1$$

All other 6 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{8} = 1$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{8} e^{8 i p} = 1$$
where
$$r = 1$$
- the magnitude of the complex number
Substitute r:
$$e^{8 i p} = 1$$
Using Euler’s formula, we find roots for p
$$i \sin{\left(8 p \right)} + \cos{\left(8 p \right)} = 1$$
so
$$\cos{\left(8 p \right)} = 1$$
and
$$\sin{\left(8 p \right)} = 0$$
then
$$p = \frac{\pi N}{4}$$
where N=0,1,2,3,...
Looping through the values of N and substituting p into the formula for z
Consequently, the solution will be for z:
$$z_{1} = -1$$
$$z_{2} = 1$$
$$z_{3} = - i$$
$$z_{4} = i$$
$$z_{5} = - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
$$z_{6} = - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
$$z_{7} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
$$z_{8} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x$$
$$x = z$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = -1$$
$$x_{2} = 1$$
$$x_{3} = - i$$
$$x_{4} = i$$
$$x_{5} = - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
$$x_{6} = - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
$$x_{7} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
$$x_{8} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
                     ___       ___       ___       ___     ___       ___     ___       ___
                   \/ 2    I*\/ 2      \/ 2    I*\/ 2    \/ 2    I*\/ 2    \/ 2    I*\/ 2 
-1 + 1 - I + I + - ----- - ------- + - ----- + ------- + ----- - ------- + ----- + -------
                     2        2          2        2        2        2        2        2   
$$\left(\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right) + \left(\left(\left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right) + \left(\left(\left(-1 + 1\right) - i\right) + i\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right)\right) + \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
        /    ___       ___\ /    ___       ___\ /  ___       ___\ /  ___       ___\
        |  \/ 2    I*\/ 2 | |  \/ 2    I*\/ 2 | |\/ 2    I*\/ 2 | |\/ 2    I*\/ 2 |
-(-I)*I*|- ----- - -------|*|- ----- + -------|*|----- - -------|*|----- + -------|
        \    2        2   / \    2        2   / \  2        2   / \  2        2   /
$$i \left(- \left(-1\right) i\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right) \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right) \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)$$
=
-1
$$-1$$
-1
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -1
$$x_{1} = -1$$
x2 = 1
$$x_{2} = 1$$
x3 = -I
$$x_{3} = - i$$
x4 = I
$$x_{4} = i$$
         ___       ___
       \/ 2    I*\/ 2 
x5 = - ----- - -------
         2        2   
$$x_{5} = - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
         ___       ___
       \/ 2    I*\/ 2 
x6 = - ----- + -------
         2        2   
$$x_{6} = - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
       ___       ___
     \/ 2    I*\/ 2 
x7 = ----- - -------
       2        2   
$$x_{7} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
       ___       ___
     \/ 2    I*\/ 2 
x8 = ----- + -------
       2        2   
$$x_{8} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}$$
x8 = sqrt(2)/2 + sqrt(2)*i/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -0.707106781186548 - 0.707106781186548*i
x2 = 0.707106781186548 + 0.707106781186548*i
x3 = -0.707106781186548 + 0.707106781186548*i
x4 = 1.0*i
x5 = -1.0
x6 = 0.707106781186548 - 0.707106781186548*i
x7 = 1.0
x8 = -1.0*i
x8 = -1.0*i
The graph
x^8-1=0 equation