Dexter, a math lover, claims that he has proven , but applying the Euler's formula , is actually a complex number . In which of these steps does he first make a mistake?
Step 1
: As we know,
.
Step 2
: Squaring both sides, we get
.
Step 3
: Exchanging the exponents,
.
Step 4
: Multiplying
at the exponents of both sides, we claim that
.
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For equation x π = 1 where x ∈ C , there are actually 3 roots which are x = 1 , x = e 2 i and x = e − 2 i . We cannot just conclude that e 2 i = 1 ! !