SOLUTION: In imaginary numbers, if i squared equals -1, then how do you figure out what i cubed equals?

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Question 280719: In imaginary numbers, if i squared equals -1, then how do you figure out what i cubed equals?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since i%5E2=-1, we can effectively multiply both sides by 'i' to get i%5E2%2Ai=-1%2Ai which then becomes i%5E3=-i


So the answer is i%5E3=-i