document.write( "Question 179689: How do you simplify i^-33. I'm not sure how to deal with the negative exponent. Please help. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #134612 by Mathtut(3670) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"i%5E32=1\"$ $\"i%5E1=i\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"i%5E%28-33%29\"$ = $\"1%2Fi%5E33=1%2Fi%5E32i%5E1=1%2F%281%29%28i%29=highlight%281%2Fi%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "1/i
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply top and bottom by -i
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"-i%2F%28-i%5E2%29=%28-i%29%2F1=highlight%28-i%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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