Simplify i^6*5

$i^{6} \cdot 5$

Step 1

Factor out $i^{4}$ .

$i^{4} i^{2} \cdot 5$

Step 2

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

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

${(i^{2})}^{2} i^{2} \cdot 5$

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

${(- 1)}^{2} i^{2} \cdot 5$

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

$1 i^{2} \cdot 5$

$1 i^{2} \cdot 5$

Step 3

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

$i^{2} \cdot 5$

Step 4

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

$- 1 \cdot 5$

Step 5

Multiply $- 1$ by $5$ .

$- 5$

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