Problem:
Find the smallest positive integer such that there exists a complex number , with positive real and imaginary part, satisfying .
, 2015
Solution
Solution:
Since we may divide by and assume that . Then , so we are looking for the smallest positive integer such that there is a root of unity in the first quadrant. Clearly there is a sixth root of unity in the first quadrant but no fourth or second roots of unity, so is the smallest.
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