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Let x1,x_1, x2,x_2, …,\dots, x2016x_{2016} be the roots of x2016+x2015+…+x+1=0.x^{2016} + x^{2015} + \dots + x + 1 = 0.Find 1(1−x1)2+1(1−x2)2+…+1(1−x2016)2.\frac{1}{(1 - x_1)^2} + \frac{1}{(1 - x_2)^2} + \dots + \frac{1}{(1 - x_{2016})^2}.
Plain-text mathematical notation (without MathML)
Let x₁, x₂, …, x₂₀₁₆ be the roots of
x²⁰¹⁶+x²⁰¹⁵+…+x+1=0.Find
(1)/((1−x₁)²)+(1)/((1−x₂)²)+…+(1)/((1−x₂₀₁₆)²).
Original LaTeX notation
Let $x_1,$ $x_2,$ $\dots,$ $x_{2016}$ be the roots of
\[x^{2016} + x^{2015} + \dots + x + 1 = 0.\]Find
\[\frac{1}{(1 - x_1)^2} + \frac{1}{(1 - x_2)^2} + \dots + \frac{1}{(1 - x_{2016})^2}.\]

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Level 5

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Intermediate Algebra

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