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Solution
Let x=z1+z22+z33+⋯, so z⋅x=(1+z2+z23+z34+⋯). Then z⋅x−x=1+z1+z21+z31+⋯=1−1/z1=z−1z. Solving for x in terms of z, we obtain x=(z−1)2z. Plugging in the original value of z produces x=(2i−1)/4.
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