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==Problem==
<math>4.</math> <math>\zeta_1, \zeta_2,</math> and <math>\zeta_3</math> are complex numbers such that
<math>\zeta_1, \zeta_2,</math> and <math>\zeta_3</math> are complex numbers such that


<math>\zeta_1 + \zeta_2 + \zeta_3 = 1</math>
<math>\zeta_1 + \zeta_2 + \zeta_3 = 1</math>
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Compute <math>\zeta_1^{7} + \zeta_2^{7} + \zeta_3^{7}</math>.
Compute <math>\zeta_1^{7} + \zeta_2^{7} + \zeta_3^{7}</math>.
==Solution==
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==See also==

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Problem

$\zeta_1, \zeta_2,$ and $\zeta_3$ are complex numbers such that

$\zeta_1 + \zeta_2 + \zeta_3 = 1$

$\zeta_1^{2} + \zeta_2^{2} + \zeta_3^{2} = 3$

$\zeta_1^{3} + \zeta_2^{3} + \zeta_3^{3} = 7$


Compute $\zeta_1^{7} + \zeta_2^{7} + \zeta_3^{7}$.

Solution

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