Purely imaginary powers of a complex number

Purely imaginary powers of a complex number

IB Year 6 | Grade 12

Find the values of \(n\), where \(n\in\mathbb{Z}^{+}\), such that \((1+i)^n\) is purely imaginary.

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Answer:\(n\equiv2\pmod4\), i.e. \(n=2,6,10,\ldots\)

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