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i^61 ???

 Nov 23, 2015

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i^61

 

i61=i60×i=(i4)15×i=[(i2)2]15×i=[(1)2]15×i=[1]15×i=1×i=i

 Nov 23, 2015
 #1
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i^61

 

i61=i60×i=(i4)15×i=[(i2)2]15×i=[(1)2]15×i=[1]15×i=1×i=i

Melody Nov 23, 2015
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Thanks, Melody for that answer....

 

Here's another way to evalute this for    i    raised to any  "n"   positve integer

 

n mod 4  =  1    →   i

 

n mod 4  =  2   →   -1

 

n mod 4  = 3   →   - i

 

n mod 4  = 4   →    1

 

So

 

i^61  =      61 mod 4   = 1    →   i            just as Melody found   !!!

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Nov 23, 2015
edited by CPhill  Nov 23, 2015

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