Question

(1 + ω)(1 + ω²)(1 + ω⁴)(1 + ω⁸)

Answer 1

ω is the complex cube root of unity.
ω³ = 1 and 1 + ω + ω² = 0
Also, 1 + ω² = -ω, 1 + ω = -ω² and ω + ω² = -1
(1 + ω)(1 + ω²)(1 + ω⁴)(1 + ω⁸)
= (1 + ω)(1 + ω²)(1 + ω)(1 + ω²) …..[∵ ω³ = 1, ω⁴ = ω]
= (-ω²)(-ω)(-ω²)(-ω)
= ω⁶
= (ω³)²
= (1)²
= 1