How do you simplify i^803?

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018

i^803=color(red)(-i)

Explanation:

i^1=i
i^2=-1 (definition)
i^3=(-1)xxi=-i
i^4=(-1)xx(-1)=1

i^803=i^800 * i^3
color(white)("XX")=(i^4)^200 * i^3
color(white)("XX")=1^200 * (-i)
color(white)("XX") =1xx(-i)
color(white)("XX")=-i