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i to the power of i
If \(i=\sqrt{-1}\), what is the value of \(i^i\)?
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Euler's formula
, \(i=e^{i\frac{\pi}{2}}\). This means that:
$$i^i=(e^{i\frac{\pi}{2}})^i\\ =e^{i^2\frac{\pi}{2}}\\ =e^{-\frac{\pi}{2}}$$
It is notable that this is a real number
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