Friday, October 7, 2011

Calculate i^21 + i^22 + i^23 + i^24?

Based on the fact that i^2 = -1 and i^4 = 1, we'll
get:


i^21 = i^(20+1) = i^20*i = [(i^4)^5]*i = 1*i =
i


i^22 = i^(20+2) = i^20*i^2 = [(i^4)^5]*i^2 = 1*(-1)
=-1


i^23 = i^(20+3) = i^20*i^3 = [(i^4)^5]*i^3 = 1*(-i) =
-i


i^24 = i^(20+1) = i^20*i^4 = [(i^4)^5]*i^4 = 1*1
=1


i^21 + i^22 + i^23 + i^24 = i - 1 - i +
1=0


Therefore, the result of addition of
powers of i is i^21 + i^22 + i^23 + i^24 = 0.

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