Basic Math Examples

$\frac{1}{i^{- 18}}$

Step 1

Move $i^{- 18}$ to the numerator using the negative exponent rule $\frac{1}{b^{- n}} = b^{n}$ .

$i^{18}$

Step 2

Rewrite $i^{18}$ as ${(i^{4})}^{4} i^{2}$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor out $i^{16}$ .

$i^{16} i^{2}$

Step 2.2

Rewrite $i^{16}$ as ${(i^{4})}^{4}$ .

${(i^{4})}^{4} i^{2}$

Step 3

Rewrite $i^{4}$ as $1$ .

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Step 3.1

Rewrite $i^{4}$ as ${(i^{2})}^{2}$ .

${({(i^{2})}^{2})}^{4} i^{2}$

Step 3.2

Rewrite $i^{2}$ as $- 1$ .

${({(- 1)}^{2})}^{4} i^{2}$

Step 3.3

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$1^{4} i^{2}$

Step 4

One to any power is one.

$1 i^{2}$

Step 5

Multiply $i^{2}$ by $1$ .

$i^{2}$

Step 6

Rewrite $i^{2}$ as $- 1$ .

$- 1$