Answer
-1
Work Step by Step
Since $j=\sqrt{-1}$, $j^2=-1$, $j^3=-j$, $j^4=1$, we have
$$ j^{38}=j^{36}j^2 =-1$$
where we used the fact that $38=4\cdot 9+2$.
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