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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: Lotos on October 21, 2007, 12:18:49 PM

Title: What's the answer to this math problem?
Post by: Lotos on October 21, 2007, 12:18:49 PM
My calculator is being a ninny, so it gives me some answer other than one on the page.

Expressed in simplest form, i16 + i6 - 2i5 + i13 is equivalent to:

1
-1
i
-i

Anyone want to help?  I'd greatly appreciate it.
Title: Re: What's the answer to this math problem?
Post by: PsychoYoshi on October 21, 2007, 12:36:00 PM
i is periodic.

i^1=i
i^2=-1
i^3= -i
i^4= 1

i^5=i
i^6=-1
i^7=-i
etc.