SOLUTION: {{{i^1= i}}} {{{ i^5 = i}}} {{{i^2= -1 }}} {{{ i^6 = -1}}} {{{i^3= -i }}} {{{ i^7= -i}}} {{{i^4= 1 }}} {{{ i^8 = 1}}} I am supposed to use the above pa

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I am supposed to use the above pattern to simplify the powers of i.

Please help
Please help

Found 2 solutions by chitra, josmiceli:
Answer by chitra(359)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here we are given the values of i till = 1

Now to find this can be written as:

This can be written as:




Lets now find the value of from the given data:

= 1

=

=

= i

=

= i * i

=

= -1

Similarly the rest are also found out.

= -i


= 1

= i

Thus the value of = i

And we know that = i


Thus, =

=

= i

Hence, the solution.


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2nd method


Or we can also find the value of =

=

=

= i

Now 65 = 13 * 5

=

=

= i




Hence, the solution.

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Chitra
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Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




The easiest property to make use of is
because every time you
multiply it times itself, you still get 1



Remember you ADD the exponents in each case, so



Think of as multiplied times itself a certain
number of times and multiply that by whatever factor is left over
and 1 remainder
What you've got is or

So, answer

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