Complex Roots of Unity/Examples/6th Roots/Illustration

Illustration of Complex $6$th Roots of Unity

From Complex Roots of Unity are Vertices of Regular Polygon Inscribed in Circle the complete set of complex $6$th roots of unity can be depicted as the vertices of the following regular hexagon:



where $\alpha$ is used to denote the first complex $6$th root of unity.


Sources

  • 1960: Walter Ledermann: Complex Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 3$. Roots of Unity: Figure $12$
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