Powers of complex numbers

Powers of complex numbers

IB Year 6 | Grade 12
  1. Simplify \(i^{19}\), \(i^{30}\) and \(i^{-672}\).
  2. Evaluate \(i^{1+2+3+\dots+15}\).
  3. Simplify \(\left(\frac{1+i}{1-i}\right)^{4n+2} + \left(\frac{1-i}{1+i}\right)^{4n+1}\), where \(n\) is a positive integer.

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Answer:(a) \(-i,-1,1\) (b) \(1\) (c) \(-1-i\).

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