Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 404: 19

Answer

$i$

Work Step by Step

Since $i^{4}=1$, we write the given power as a product involving $i^{4}$: $i^{53}=i^{52}\times i=(i^{4})^{13}\times i=(1)^{13}\times i=1\times i=i$
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