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Exponential function

By substitution of x = −ix in the exponential function you get Euler's formula in the form

 

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Explication

In the power series for the exponential function we substitute x = – ix and get

Here you can convert the imaginary unit to

Between parentheses are the power series for the cosine and the sine, so that

 

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