Question

ALGEBRA II HELP : Simplify i^38

Answer 1

SImply divide the exponent by 4, and find the remainder. In this case, the remainder is 2, and is the same is i^2 so the answer is just -1!

Answer 2

Do you see what I did there my friend?

Answer 3

why would you divide the exponent by 4?

Answer 4

because my teacher told me.

Answer 5

hahah very good answer. :p

Answer 6

I'm KIDDING WITH YOU!!!

Because it is pretty much a cycle. Every 4th power it just goes back to i, so you want to divide by 4 and find the remainder, and that is the real exponent that you should use.

Answer 7

ok, thanks!

Answer 8

bec it's cycle
after i^4 repeat the patteerrn