How do I find the value of a given power of $i$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-09-26T23:23:22

We can find the value of a power of i by using $i^2=-1$ .

Let us look at some examples.

$i^5=i^2cdoti^2cdot i=(-1)cdot(-1)cdoti=i$

$i^6=i^2cdoti^2cdoti^2=(-1)cdot(-1)cdot(-1)=-1$

I hope that this was helpful.

How do I find the value of a given power of ii?