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OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

\[e^{3i\pi/2}\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\(e^{i 3\pi/2} = \cos(3\pi/2) + i \sin(3\pi/2) \)

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

=0+i(-1) =-i

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

wonder wats wrong wid using euler identity directly:- \(e^{i3\pi/2} = (-1)^{3/2} = \sqrt{(-1)^3 } = i \) ?

OpenStudy (alekos):

sqrt(-1^3) = sqrt(-1) = i But (sqrt(-1))^3 = i^3 = -i ????????? whats going on

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yahhh somthing fundamental i guess..... @ikram002p have a look if u have time

OpenStudy (alekos):

very fundamental. what am i not seeing?

OpenStudy (alekos):

i think that fundamentally you should take the sqrt(-1) first and call it i. After which you can go i^3 which is -i

OpenStudy (alekos):

this then agrees with the euler trig expansion

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