SOLUTION: Suppose w is a cube root of unity with w not equal to 1 suppose P and Q are the points on complex plane defined by w and (w^2) if O is the origin then what is angle between OP

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Question 1038911: Suppose w is a cube root of unity with w not equal to 1 suppose P and Q are the points on complex plane defined by w and (w^2) if O is the origin then what is angle between OP and OQ
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Suppose w is a cube root of unity with w not equal to 1.
Suppose P and Q are the points on complex plane defined by w and (w^2).
If O is the origin then what is angle between OP and OQ
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120°  or  2pi%2F3  radians.

About cube roots of 1 see the lesson How to take a root of a complex number in this site.