Question

Simplify i36
A) 1
B) -1
C) -i
D) i

Answer 1

What's i?

Answer 2

not sure, the question just tells me to simplify i36 and my lesson doesnt give anything on it

Answer 3

A) 1

Answer 4

Can you explain?

Answer 5

\[i^{36}=(i^4)^9=1^9=1\]

Answer 6

You must be i^36 (i to the 36 power) where i=sqrt(-1)

sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1)= -1 and -1*-1=1
so sqrt(-1)^4 (i^4) = +1
and (i^4)^9 = 1

Answer 7

oh, I didn't take it in that sense.....

Answer 8

I never guessed it would involve exponents.

Answer 9

I like 2bornot2b's approach