Description: _i squared. (Contributed by NM, 6-May-1999)
Ref | Expression | ||
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Assertion | i2 | ⊢ ( i ↑ 2 ) = - 1 |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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1 | ax-icn | ⊢ i ∈ ℂ | |
2 | 1 | sqvali | ⊢ ( i ↑ 2 ) = ( i · i ) |
3 | ixi | ⊢ ( i · i ) = - 1 | |
4 | 2 3 | eqtri | ⊢ ( i ↑ 2 ) = - 1 |