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Evaluate \(i^{2024}+i^{2025}+i^{2026}+i^{2027}\) (where \(i=\sqrt{-1})\)

  1. A 1
  2. B 0
  3. C -1
  4. D -i
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(B) 0

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\(\begin{array}{lr}\text { We have, } i^{2024}+i^{2025}+i^{2026}+i^{2027} & \\ =i^{4 \times(506)}+i^{4 \times 506+1}+i^{4 \times 506+2}+6^{4 \times 506+3} & {\left[\because i^{4 n}=1\right]} \\ =1+i+i^2+i^3 & {\left[\because i^2=-1\right]} \\ =1+i-1-i=0 & \end{array}\)