Department of Mathematics

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

MA - 201: B.Tech. II year
Autumn Semester: 2013-14

Assignment-4: Complex Analysis

|z|z̄dz where C contain z = Reit , 0 6 t 6 π and straight line −R ≤ Re(z) ≤ R, Im(z) = 0.

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1. Evaluate C
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2**. Let f (z) be continuous in a simply connected domain D and if C
f (z)dz = 0 for every closed
contour C in D then f (z) is analytic in D. (Morera Theorem)

3**. If a function f (z) is analytic at a given point, then its derivatives of all orders are analytic there
too.

4**. If P (z)is a non constant polynomial then prove that the equation P (z) = 0 has at least one root.
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5. Evaluate C f (z)dz, when
(i) f (z) = z+2 iθ
z , C : z = 2e , π ≤ θ ≤ 2π
z+2
(ii) f (z) = z , C : z = 2eiθ , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π
(iii) f (z) = πeπz̄ , C : boundary of the square with vertices at the points 0, 1, 1 + i, i, orientation of C
is in positive direction p
(iv)** f (z) = z̄, C : z = 4 − y 2 + iy (−2 ≤ y ≤ 2)
(v)f (z) = x + y 2 − ixy, C : z(t) = (t − 2i), 1 ≤ t ≤ 2, and z(t) = 2 − (4 − t)i, 2 ≤ t ≤ 3
(vi)f (z) = z −1+i , (|z| > 0, 0 < arg z < 2π), C : |z| = 1 taken anticlockwise
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6. Find an upper bound for the absolute value of the integral C f (z)dz, when
(i) f (z) = e1/z , C : quarter circle |z| = 1, 0 ≤ arg(z) ≤ π/2 from the point 1 to the point i
2
(ii) f (z) = ez , C : broken lines from z = 0 to z = 1 and then from z = 1 to z = 1 + i
2
−1
(iii) f (z) = z42z
+5z 2 +4 , C : upper half of the circle |z| = r (r > 2) taken in counterclockwise direction
(iv)** f (z) = Log(z)/z 2 , C : |z| = r (r > 1) taken in counterclockwise direction
(v) f (z) = x2 + iy 2 C : is the line segment joining −i to i
√
7. Let z 1/2 denote the function z 1/2 = reiθ/2 , (r > 0, −π/2 < θ < 3π/2). Without actually finding
1/2
the value of the integral, show that limR→∞ CR zz2 +1 dz = 0, where CR denotes the semicircular path
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z = Reiθ , (0 ≤ θ ≤ π).

8. Let C denotes a positively oriented circle |z − z0 | = r, (z0 is any complex number), then show that
R n−1
n 0, if n = ±1, ±2, . . .
C
(z − z0 ) dz =
2πi, if n = 0
9. Evaluate B f (z)dz, when f (z) is: (i) 3z21+1 (ii) sinz+2 z
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z (iii) 1−e z
2
where B forms the positively oriented boundary curve of the domain between |z| = 4 and the square with
sides along x = ±1, y = ±1
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10. Examine whether Cauchy-Goursat theorem can be applied to evaluate the integral C
f (z)dz where
C : |z| = 1 is in anticlockwise direction and f (z) is:
z2
(i) z−3 (ii) ze−z (iii) sechz (iv) tan z (v) Log(z + 2) (vi) |z|2 ez (vii) |z|1 3 (viii) z̄

11. Let C be positivelyR oriented boundary of the square whose sides along the lines x = ±2 and y = ±2.
Evaluate the integral C f (z)dz when:
e−z
(i) f (z) = (z−(iπ/2)) (ii) z(zcos z
2 +8) (iii) cosh
z4
z
(iv) tan(z/2)
(z−x0 )2 , (−2 < x0 < 2)

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12. Integrate z 4 −1 over (i) |z + 1| = 1, (ii) |z − i| = 1, each curve being taken in anticlockwise direction.

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13. Let C be the unit circle centered at zero traversed in positive direction. Integrate over C:
z
z3 z
z2
(i) e z−1 (ii) 2z−i (iii) cos
z−π
z
(iv) sin
z4
z 1
(v) z cos z (vi) z2 (ze2 −16) (vii) sinh
z3 .

14. Find the value of the integral of f (z) around the circle |z − i| = 2 taken in the anticlockwise direction
when: (i) f (z) = z21+4 (ii) f (z) = (z2 +4)
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15. Evaluate C (2z − 1)(z 2 − z)−1 dz when:

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(i) C : |z| = 2, positive direction (ii) C : |z| = 12 , positive direction

16. Evaluate C (4z 2 + 4z − 3)−1 dz when:

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(i) C : |z| = 1, positive direction (ii) C : |z + 23 | = 1, positive direction (iii) |z| = 3, positive direction

17**. Suppose that |f (z)| ≤ |f (z0 )| at each point z in some neighborhood |z − z0 | <  in which f (z) is
analytic. Then f (z) has the constant value f (z0 ) throughout that neighborhood.

18. Find the maximum modulus of following functions over the region prescribed.
(i) 2z + 5i, |z| ≤ 2 (ii) −iz + i, |z| ≤ 5
(iii) z 2 , {z = x + iy : 2 ≤ x ≤ 3 and 1 ≤ y ≤ 3} (iii) Re(z 2 ), {z = x + iy : 2 ≤ x ≤ 3 and 1 ≤ y ≤ 3}

19. Find a power series representation of the following functions centered at a point z0 . Also find their
radius of convergence.
1 1
(i) z 2 −5z+6 , z0 = 0 (ii) 1−z , z0 = 2i (iii) z1 , z0 = 1
π i 1 1−z
(iv) cos z, z0 = 4 (v) (z−i)(z−2i) , z0 = 0 (vi) 1+z , z0 = −i (vii) z−3 , z0 = 1
20. Find the radius of convergence of Taylor series of given function centered at the indicated point z0 ,
without expanding the function.
3−i 4+5z
(i) 1−i+z , z0 = 4 − 2i (ii) 1+z 2 , z0 = 2 + 5i
π i
(iii) cos z, z0 = 4 (iv) (z−i)(z−2i) , z0 = 0
21. Find Laurent series representation for thez following functions in specified region:
(i) z 2 sin( z12 ), 0 < |z| < ∞ (ii) (z+1)
e
2, 0 < |z + 1| < ∞ (iii) (z+1) 1
, 1 < |z| < ∞

22. Give two Laurent series representation for the following functions and also specify the region of
validity:
1 1
(i) z2 (1−z) (ii) z3 −z 4 (iii) z(z21+1) (iv) z(4−z)1
2

23. Expand the following functions in a Laurent series valid for specified region:
z
(i) (z−1)(z−3) , 0 < |z − 1| < 2 (ii) cosh z−cos
z5
z
, 0 < |z| 1
(iii) z(z−3) , 0 < |z| < 3
1 1 z
(iv) z(z−3) , 3 < |z − 3| (v) z(z−3) , 1 < |z + 1| < 4 (vi) (z+1)(z−2) , 1 < |z| < 2
7z−3
(v) z(z−1) , 0 < |z − 1| < 1