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PrecalculusChallengePolar Coordinates and Complex Numbers

Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers · Challenge problem

Evaluate cos⁡72∘+cos⁡144∘+cos⁡216∘+cos⁡288∘\cos72^\circ+\cos144^\circ+\cos216^\circ+\cos288^\circ by interpreting the terms as real parts of the fifth roots of unity.