In: Advanced Math
For the following exercises, evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
1/i11 – 1/i21
Consider the following expression:
1/i11 – 1/i21
This can be written as,
1/i11 – 1/i21 = 1/i10i – 1/i20i
= 1/i25∙i – 1/i2∙10i
= 1/(i2)5∙i – 1/(i2)10∙i
Since, i2 = -1 therefore, put in the above expression,
1/(i2)5∙i – 1/(i2)10∙i = 1/(-1)5∙i – 1/(-1)10∙i
= 1/(-1)∙i – 1/(1)∙i
= 1/-i – 1/i
= (-1 -1)/i
= -2 × -i/i × -i
= 2i/-i2
= 2i/-(-1)
= 2i
Hence, the simplified form is 2i.
Hence, the simplified form is 2i.