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Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers · Challenge problem

Let ω=cos⁡72∘+isin⁡72∘\omega=\cos72^\circ+i\sin72^\circ. Evaluate ω+ω2+ω3+ω4\omega+\omega^2+\omega^3+\omega^4 and (1+ω)(1+ω2)(1+ω3)(1+ω4)\left(1+\omega\right)\left(1+\omega^2\right)\left(1+\omega^3\right)\left(1+\omega^4\right).