Euler's identity
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Euler's formula is . This can be shown using Taylor series for , and .
Proof
Note that
(where i, j, k are just dummy variables).
The key step now is to let and plug it into the series for . The result is Euler's formula above. (anyone who's willing, feel free to type up the steps).
A special, and quite fascinating, consequence of Euler's formula is the identity , which relates five of the most fundamental numbers in all of mathematics: and 1.