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PrecalculusSuperchallengePolar Coordinates and Complex Numbers

Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers · Superchallenge problem

The eighth roots of unity are the vertices of a regular octagon in the complex plane. Let PP be the point 2(cos⁡22.5∘+isin⁡22.5∘)2(\cos22.5^\circ+i\sin22.5^\circ). Find the product of the eight distances from PP to the vertices of the octagon.