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Dr.Jim
Jan 6, 2011, 12:54 PM

Capuchin
Jan 6, 2011, 02:33 PM
The only real solution is 1, but I can give the 2 complex solutions if you want.

jcaron2
Jan 6, 2011, 07:24 PM
e^{i\cdot \frac{2\pi \cdot n}{3}}, where n is any integer. In other words, just what Capuchin said.