Proof that i = 1

Using the identity: eiπ = –1, the real value of i can be calculated.

First, we need to remove the exponent:

ln –1
iπ =
ln e

Because ln(e) = 1, we can remove the denominator, although we will leave it at one for future steps.
So now, we are left with ln(–1). Using the above equation, we can prove that
ln(–1) = iπ. After substituting it in, we have:

iπ
iπ =
1

Now to divide by π. This leaves us with the value of i (although there still is an i in the RHS). From
here, we have:

iπ
i=
π

Now that we have solved for i, we can substitute it into the RHS. We can do this over and over again.
Note: this will result in an infinite series.

π
π
π
π
π
i=
π

Finally, we need to evaluate this equation. We can do this by expanding the first few brackets.

π
π
π
π2
π
i=
π2

π
π
3 π
π
π
i=
π3

There is a pattern. The π outside of the brackets and the denominator outside of the brackets both add
one to their exponent. After doing this for all of them, the result is:

πn
i = lim
n→∞ πn

The value of the denominator and numerator are equal, so the entire value equals 1.
Meaning that i = 1!