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MathNet 2014 Question 30

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2014

Question 30

Given that $w$ and $z$ are complex numbers such that $|w+z|=1$ and $|w^{2}+z^{2}|=14$, find the smallest possible value of $|w^{3}+z^{3}|$. Here, $|\cdot|$ denotes the absolute value of a complex number, given by $|a+b i|=\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}$ whenever $a$ and $b$ are real numbers.