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Let \(n\in \mathbb{N}\). A root of unity is a complex number \(z\), such that

\[ z^n=1. \]

The roots are

\[ 1,\e^{2\pi i \frac{1}{n}}, \ldots , \e^{2\pi i \frac{n-1}{n}}. \]