Evaluate i^48*i^35

$i^{48} \cdot i^{35}$

Step 1

Rewrite $i^{48}$ as ${(i^{4})}^{12}$ .

${(i^{4})}^{12} \cdot i^{35}$

Step 2

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

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

${({(i^{2})}^{2})}^{12} \cdot i^{35}$

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

${({(- 1)}^{2})}^{12} \cdot i^{35}$

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

$1^{12} \cdot i^{35}$

$1^{12} \cdot i^{35}$

Step 3

One to any power is one.

$1 \cdot i^{35}$

Step 4

Multiply $i^{35}$ by $1$ .

$i^{35}$

Step 5

Rewrite $i^{35}$ as ${(i^{4})}^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$ .

Factor out $i^{32}$ .

$i^{32} i^{3}$

Rewrite $i^{32}$ as ${(i^{4})}^{8}$ .

${(i^{4})}^{8} i^{3}$

Factor out $i^{2}$ .

${(i^{4})}^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$

${(i^{4})}^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$

Step 6

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

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

${({(i^{2})}^{2})}^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$

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

${({(- 1)}^{2})}^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$

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

$1^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$

$1^{8} (i^{2} \cdot i)$

Step 7

One to any power is one.

$1 (i^{2} \cdot i)$

Step 8

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

$i^{2} \cdot i$

Step 9

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

$- 1 \cdot i$

Step 10

Rewrite $- 1 i$ as $- i$ .

$- i$

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