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We express the exponential function of an imaginary variable in terms of sine and cosine. The "complex exponentials" that result trace out a circle in the complex plane. Pointing to one of the positions in the complex plane, we obtain the identity exp(i pi) = -1.
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Mathematics
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Look At Physics
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A Mathematical Way to Think About Biology
Date Added:
10/08/2012
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English
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