4-1.Complex numbers
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$\frac{{{i^{592}} + {i^{590}} + {i^{588}} + {i^{586}} + {i^{584}}}}{{{i^{582}} + {i^{580}} + {i^{578}} + {i^{576}} + {i^{574}}}} - 1 = $

A

$ - 1$

B

$-2$

C

$ - 3$

D

$-4$

Solution

(b) $\frac{{{i^{584}}({i^8} + {i^6} + {i^4} + {i^2} + 1)}}{{{i^{574}}({i^8} + {i^6} + {i^4} + {i^2} + 1)}} – 1 = \frac{{{i^{584}}}}{{{i^{574}}}} – 1$
$ = {i^{10}} – 1 = – 1 – 1 = – 2$.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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