Finding a derivative with imaginary numbers?

Calculus Level 4

E) G) D) F) C) B) A)

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Isaac Buckley
Jun 3, 2015

Using Eulers idenity, f ( x ) = i x = e i π x 2 f(x)=i^x=e^{\frac{i\pi x}{2}}

f ( x ) = 1 2 i π e i π x 2 = 1 2 i π i x \therefore f'(x)=\frac{1}{2}i\pi e^{\frac{i\pi x}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}i\pi i^x

The correct answer is E \boxed {E}

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