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Problem 597

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Algebra Difficulty 5.0 Find the answer

Task B-4.1. Determine all complex numbers zz for which

z4+2(1i)z22i=0 z^{4}+2 \cdot(1-i) \cdot z^{2}-2 i=0

Official solution

## Solution.

We introduce the substitution z2=tz^{2}=t. Then the given equation transforms into

t2+2(1i)t2i=0t1,2=2(1i)±4(2i)+8i2=2+2i2z2=1+iz=1+i,1+i=2(cos3π4+isin3π4)z1=24(cos3π8+isin3π8),z2=24(cos11π8+isin11π8) \begin{gathered} t^{2}+2 \cdot(1-i) \cdot t-2 i=0 \\ t_{1,2}=\frac{-2(1-i) \pm \sqrt{4 \cdot(-2 i)+8 i}}{2}=\frac{-2+2 i}{2} \\ z^{2}=-1+i \\ z=\sqrt{-1+i}, \quad-1+i=\sqrt{2}\left(\cos \frac{3 \pi}{4}+i \sin \frac{3 \pi}{4}\right) \\ z_{1}=\sqrt[4]{2}\left(\cos \frac{3 \pi}{8}+i \sin \frac{3 \pi}{8}\right), \quad z_{2}=\sqrt[4]{2}\left(\cos \frac{11 \pi}{8}+i \sin \frac{11 \pi}{8}\right) \end{gathered}

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