Is there a shortcut to summing Bessel functions with imaginary units?

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Homework Statement


What is easiest way to summate
\sum^{\infty}_{n=1}J_n(x)[i^n+(-1)^ni^{-n}]
where ##i## is imaginary unit.


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I don't need to write explicit Bessel function so in sum could stay
C_1J_(x)+C_2J_2(x)+...
Well I see that terms in the sum will be
2iJ_1(x)-2J_2(x)+...
But I search for more sofisticated solution. Is there any way to sum this using ##i^1=i##,##i^2=-1##,##i^3=-i##,##i^4=1##?
 
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first i^n+(-1)^n i^-n=2 i^n

then split into sums over

2k
2k+1

Which have nice well know sums involving sin(x) and J0(x)
 
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