Monday, 12 June 2017

complex numbers - Are both square roots of -1 valid in Euler's Identity?



In every case I've ever seen, Euler's Identity is written as




$e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0$



with the "positive" $\sqrt{-1}$. However, my understanding is that both $i$ and $-i$ are valid for $\sqrt{-1}$.



Does this mean that



$e^{-i\pi} + 1 = 0$



is also a valid identity?



Answer



Yes.



$$e^{-i\pi} =\cos (-\pi)+i\sin(-\pi)=-1$$


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