Find roots of unity

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Find the roots of $6z^5 + 15z^4 + 20z^3 + 15z^2 + 6z + 1 = 0.$

I know how to do this without the coefficients, but I do not know what to do in this problem.

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Hint: We are solving $(z+1)^6-z^6=0$, or equivalently $\left(1+\frac{1}{z}\right)^6=1$.