The other day i was seeing some presentation . During the presentation i came across a mathematical puzzle . The puzzle asked about what is the value of
value = e ^ (i * Pi) ??
now this would have been really really easy if i was in 12 th grade . But Since its a been long time since 12 th grade and few yrs since by B.S degree . It took some thinking ..
So the solution is :
well if you remember complex numbers then then you can say
e ^ (i * x ) = cos (x) + i sin(x)
so e ^ ( i * Pi ) = cos (Pi) + i sin (Pi)
since cos (pi) = -1
sin (pi ) = 0
e ^ (i * pi) = -1
Duh .. so much for my memory :( ..
Sunday, September 23, 2007
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