Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceMathsComplex Numbers2 Marks
MCQ
$i^2+i^3+\ldots+i^{4000}=$
A
1
B
$0$
C
i
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$-i$
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Answer
Correct option: D.
$-i$
(D) $i^2+i^3+\ldots+i^{4000}$ $=i+i^2+i^3+\ldots+i^{4000}-i$ $=\left(i+i^2+i^3+i^4\right)+\ldots$ $+\left( i ^{3097}+ i ^{3098}+ i ^{3099}+ i ^{4000}\right)- i$ $=0+\ldots+0- i$ $\ldots\left[\because i ^{ n }+ i ^{ n +1}+ i ^{ n +2}+ i ^{ n +3}=0\right]$ $=- i$
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