document.write( "Question 64843This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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$\"%282i%5E5+-+4+-+3i+-+sqrt%28-16%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%28i%29+-+4+-+3i+-+4i%29%29\"$ [i^2=-1, so i^5=i^2*i^2*i=i]
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