Problem 1 [15 marks]
1.1 Define the Cauchy Principal Value and hence
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Evaluate the following:
Lad PY: [ aoe“sina
6
1.1.2 Pv. [a— (x?—+-4)8
a
Problem 2 [30 marks]
2.1 Determine the order of the pole of each of the following functions at the indicated point:
2.1.1 f(z) = zintg2 ?= 0;
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2.1.2 f(x) = e 2 z =—j— 1 at 2% = 0;
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2.2 Show that the functions given by f(x) = sin z at z = 0 and g(x) = e F+T_] at z = 1
possess a removable singularity at the indicated point.
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2.3
For
the
given
functions
f(z)
=
(z* 9 —
1)
1
zZ-
i
and
g(x)
=ezo -e%
possess:
(i) Removable singularity;
(ii) Pole(s), or
(iii) Essential singularity.
If it is a pole, then determine the order of the pole.
determine whether they
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Problem 3 [25 marks]
co
Let S> a;,(z—c)* be a convergent power series and ¢ > 0 such that B.(c) C D(c, R), where D(c, R)
is thek=0disk of convergence of the power series.
Let f: B.(c) + C be defined by
= S> ax(z —c)*.
k=0
3.1 Prove that f is n-times differentiable for all n € N and that
f(z) = YM —1)-+-(k—n+1)a—yc(e)z