Two-term equation
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
An algebraic equation of the form 
, where 
and 
are complex numbers, with 
. Two-term equations have 
distinct complex roots
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The roots of a two-term equation in the complex plane are located on the circle with radius 
and centre at the coordinate origin, at the vertices of the inscribed regular 
-gon (cf. Regular polygons).
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Two-term equation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Two-term_equation&oldid=13774
Two-term equation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Two-term_equation&oldid=13774
This article was adapted from an original article by A.I. Galochkin (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article