Question about phase factor in Quantum Mechanics

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Homework Statement


I am trying to understand a solution to a problem. I may not need to post the entire question, I just need to know if ##-i = e^{\frac{-i*pi}{2}}##

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the reason for this question is that one step of the problem has a quantity multiplied by -i and the next step changes it to the e^... and claims that it differs just by an overall phase.

If you need the entire question, I sincerely apologize.
 
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