SOLUTION: 2i^59

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Question 801256: 2i^59
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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For problems like this we need

i2 = -1, (-1)EVEN = 1, (-1)ODD = -1 

i59 = i58+1 = i58i1 = i2*29i = (i2)29i = (-1)29i = -1i = -i

So 2i59 = 2(-i) = -2i

Edwin