A Complex Primitive Nth Root Of Unity: A Very Elementary Approach

Abstract

This paper presents a primitive nth root of unity in C. The approach is very elementary and avoids the following: the complex exponential function, trigonometry, and group theory. It also avoids differentiation, integration, and series. The presentation of the primitive is indirect.

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