Our conjecture is that multiplying a point on the
Argand diagram by -1 is equivalent to a 180
degree rotation about the origin.
Let (a,b) on the Argand diagram represent the
complex number a+ib, where i is the square
root of -1. So, multiplying a+ib by -1, we get
-a-ib, which is represented by the point
(-a,-b) in the Argand diagram. However, the
point (-a,-b) is a rotation of the point
(a,b) by 180 degrees about the origin. QED.
Using the same numbers for the second part, our
conjecture here is that multiplying a complex
number by i gives a rotation of 90 degrees
anti-clockwise on the Argand diagram.
Again, assuming (a,b) is a complex number
plotted on the Argand diagram, by multiplying
a+ib by i, we get the complex number -b+ai,
which is represented by the point (-b,a) on the
Argand diagram. This is equivalent to a rotation
of 90 degrees anti-clockwise about the origin.
QED.
Assuming we were to multiply the number by i
twice, this would give a rotation of 180 degrees
(as shown in the first part because i2=-1).
Multiplying by i thrice would be equivalent to
a rotation of 270 degrees anti-clockwise, or 90
degrees clockwise and four time maps the number
onto itself (essentially multiplying by 1).
Multiplying by i n times is equivalent to
rotating the point 90 degrees anti-clockwise n
times. Therefore; if n is 0 mod 4, it has no
effect; if n is 1 mod 4, it's equivalent to an
anti-clockwise rotation of 90 degrees; if n is
2 mod 4, it's equivalent to a rotation of 180
degrees; if n is 3 mod 4, it's equivalent to a
rotation of 90 degrees clockwise.
NB. All these rotations are rotations of the
initial point (a,b) about the origin as the
centre of rotation.