Prove that (1 + i 2 + i 4 + i 6 + i 8 + …. + i 20 ) = 1.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

L.H.S = (1 + i² + i⁴ + i⁶ + i⁸ + …. + i²⁰)

=

= 1 + -1 +1 + -1 + ……….. + 1

As there are 11 times 1 and 6 times it is with positive sign as =1 as this is the extra term and there are 5 times 1 with negative sign

So, these 5 cancel out the positive one leaving one positive value i.e. 1

=

L.H.S = R.H.S

Hence proved.