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if m isan nth root of unity it self than the value of 1+m+m^2+.......+m^(n-1) is

if m isan nth root of unity it self than the value of
1+m+m^2+.......+m^(n-1) is

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Askiitians Expert Soumyajit IIT-Kharagpur
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13 years ago

Dear Manan Bhavsar,

Ans:- The series is a GP series with common ratio m

Then it's sum is=(1-m^n)/(1-m)

Now as m is the n th root of unity then, m^n=0

Hence the sum is 0 (ans).

 

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