2002 AMC 12P Problems/Problem 14

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Problem

Find $i + 2i^2 +3i^3 + ... + 2002i^{2002}.$

$\text{(A) }-999 + 1002i \qquad \text{(B) }-1002 + 999i \qquad \text{(C) }-1001 + 1000i \qquad \text{(D) }-1002 + 1001i \qquad \text{(E) }i$

Solution

This problem is literally almost an exact copy of 2009 AMC 12A Problem 15, or arguably easier.

See also

2002 AMC 12P (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 13
Followed by
Problem 15
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