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Use the principal complex logarithm, for which Logi=iπ/2, and set
a=π2log2​,z=−1−π2i​loga​.
(1)
Then the definition of complex exponentiation gives
iz=ezLogi=eloga−iπ/2=−ia,
(2)
and therefore
i,iz=e(−ia)iπ/2=eaπ/2=elog2=2.
(3)
Other choices of branch of the complex logarithm produce further valid answers.

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