Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceMathsComplex Numbers1 Mark
MCQ
If $\text{i}^2=-1,$ then the sum $\text{i}+\text{i}^2+\text{i}^3+...$ upto $1000$ terms is equal to :
A
$1$
B
$-1$
C
$i$
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$0$
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Answer
Correct option: D.
$0$
$\text{i}+\text{i}^2+\text{i}^3+\text{i}^4...\text{i}^{1000}$
$\text{i}+\text{i}^2+\text{i}^3+\text{i}^4 \ [\because\text{i}^2=-1,\text{i}^3=-\text{i} \ $ and $ \ \text{i}^4=1]$
$=\text{i}-1-\text{i}+1$
$=0$
Similarly, the sum of the next four terms of the series will be equal to $0$.
This is because the powers of i follow a cyclicity of $4.$
Hence, the sum of all terms, till $1000,$ will be zero.
$\text{i}+\text{i}^2+\text{i}^3+\text{i}^4...\text{i}^{1000}=0$
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