document.write( "Question 392293: how do you solve/simplify\r
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how do you solve/simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i to the 34th power?
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\n" ); document.write( "The powers of i are cyclic.
\n" ); document.write( "i = 1
\n" ); document.write( "i^2 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "i^3 = -i
\n" ); document.write( "i^4 = 1
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\n" ); document.write( "i^34 = i^32 * i^2
\n" ); document.write( "= (i^4)^8 * i^2
\n" ); document.write( "= 1^8 * i^2
\n" ); document.write( "= i^2
\n" ); document.write( "= -1
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\n" ); document.write( "For i^n, divide n by 4 and keep the remainder
\n" ); document.write( "= i^remainder
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