SOLUTION: please simplify: i^-10

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Question 608577: please simplify: i^-10
Answer by radh(108) About Me  (Show Source):
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Negative exponents make the problem go into the denominator of a fraction, like so: 1%2Fi%5E10. i^2 is -1, so i^10 is also -1, which leaves us with -1%2F1, which equals -1. :)