SOLUTION: Find the power of i. -17 i

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Question 5440: Find the power of i.
-17
i
Answer by khwang(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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Be careful about your notation. It seems that you should type as
i^(-17)
Using exponential law,

i^(-17) = (i^17)^(-1) = (i^16 * i)^(-1) [since i^16= (i^4)^4 & i^4 = 1 ]
= i^(-1) = 1/i = -i. [since i^2 = -1]
Kenny