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Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers · Challenge problem

The equation z4+4=0z^4 + 4 = 0 has four complex solutions. Find the sum of the squares of their distances from the point 11 (that is, find ∣z1−1∣2+∣z2−1∣2+∣z3−1∣2+∣z4−1∣2\left|z_1 - 1\right|^2 + \left|z_2 - 1\right|^2 + \left|z_3 - 1\right|^2 + \left|z_4 - 1\right|^2).