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Complex Analysis: Final Exam 2 Hours & 50 Minutes

This document appears to be the instructions and questions for a final exam in a complex analysis course at Georgia Tech. It consists of 5 multi-part questions testing various concepts in complex analysis, including: using de Moivre's formula to relate trigonometric functions of multiples angles to polynomials; evaluating contour integrals using the residue theorem; analyzing singularities and poles of complex functions; and evaluating definite integrals using contour integration. Students are instructed to show their work, justify their answers in plain English, and use the blank pages provided for their responses.

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Complex Analysis: Final Exam 2 Hours & 50 Minutes

This document appears to be the instructions and questions for a final exam in a complex analysis course at Georgia Tech. It consists of 5 multi-part questions testing various concepts in complex analysis, including: using de Moivre's formula to relate trigonometric functions of multiples angles to polynomials; evaluating contour integrals using the residue theorem; analyzing singularities and poles of complex functions; and evaluating definite integrals using contour integration. Students are instructed to show their work, justify their answers in plain English, and use the blank pages provided for their responses.

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Math 4320, Final Exam, April 30th 2015

Georgia Tech

School of Mathematics
Math 4320

Complex Analysis
Final Exam 2 hours & 50 minutes
April 30th 2015

First Name :
Last Name :

Do not write anything below ! !

1a-1b-1c

2a-2b-2c

3a-3b-3c-3d-3e

4a-4b-4c-4d-4e

4f-4g-4h-4i

5a-5b-5c-5d-5e

5f-5g-5h-5i-5j

Math 4320, Final Exam, April 30th 2015

WARNING :

Read carefully, read the comments in italic, take your


time, do not panic and double check what you write.

Write the result cleanly and use the blank pages for
your answers.

Write in plain English the arguments used to get or


justify the answers.

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1. The de Moivre formula is given by


en = e

n

cos n + sin n = (cos + sin )n

(a) Use the binomial formula to deduce, from de Moivres formula,


that

n 
X
n
cosnk ( sin )k
cos n + sin n =
k

n = 0, 1, 2,

k=0

(b) Let m be defined by m = n/2 whenever n is even and by m =


(n 1)/2 otherwise. Use the previous formula to get

m 
X
n
(1)k cosn2k sin2k
cos n =
2k

n = 0, 1, 2,

k=0

(c) Writing x = cos , show that cos n = Tn (x), where Tn is the


Chebyshev polynomial of degree n given by

m 
X
n
Tn (x) =
(1)k xn2k (1 x2 )k .
2k
k=0

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2. Let I be the contour integral below where is the circle of radius r


centered at the origin and oriented counter-clockwise.
Z
I=

z2 + 1
dz
z(z 2 + 3)

(a) Draw a picture of in the complex plane with the real and imaginary axis, and the position of the singularities of the function to
be integrated.
(b) Discuss how many of these singularities are inside as r varies
from r = 0 to r = .
(c) Using the method of residues, evaluate the integral I for all possible
values of r. Discuss the result as a function of r.

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3. If z = x + y with x, y R, then
(a) compute | cos z|2 in terms of cos x and sinh y ;
(b) compute | sin z|2 in terms of sin x and sinh y ;
(c) use the previous expressions to show that, if n Z then
x = /2 + n



1 2


tan z 1 ;

(d) use the same argument to show that, if x R and if y 6= 0,




1 2

1+ 1 ;
tan z
sinh2 y
(e) conclude from 3d that the poles of 1/ tan z can only be on the real
line ; compute these poles and draw a picture showing the real and
imaginary axis and the poles of this function.

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4. Let n be the rectangular path defined by the points (n+1/2+n, n


1/2+n, n1/2n, n+1/2n) where n N and oriented counterclockwise
(a) Give all the singularities of the function f below whenever a is a
complex number which is not an integer
(Hint : explain if they are cut or poles. In the latter case, give their degree)

f (z) =

.
(z + a)2 tan z

(b) Draw a picture showing the real and imaginary axis, the path n
and the position of the singularities of f in the case n > |a| and
a C \ Z.
(c) Compute the residue of f at each simple pole.
(d) Compute the residue of f at each double pole.
(e) Evaluate the integral Kn (a) below whenever a is a complex number
which is not an integer
Z

1
dz
Kn (a) =
2 n (z + a)2 tan z
(f) Show that limn Kn (a) = 0
(Hint : Use the question 3 to show that |1/ tan z| 2 along n for n large enough.)

(g) Conclude that


+
X
2
1
=
sin2 a n= (a + n)2

(h) Using the previous formula prove that

2 X
1
=
,
2
8
(2n
+
1)
n=0
(i) Let S be given by the formula

X
1
S=
,
2
n
n=1

By decomposing the sum into the sum over the even and odd
integers shows that S = S/4 + R with R given previously and
compute S

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5. Let g(z) be defined by the following integral

Z
g(z) =

fz (t)dt ,

fz (t) =

1
.
tz (1 + t)

In addition, if 0 < < 1 < R and if 0 <  < /2, let be the
oriented path made of the following pieces (i) R is the arc circle
{Re ;  < < 2 } oriented counter-clockwise, (ii) L is the
segment along the line arg z = 2  located between distance and
R from the origin and oriented from the outside to the inside, (iii) the
arc circle {e ;  < < 2 } oriented clockwise and (iv) L+ is the
portion of the line arg z = + between distance and R and oriented
from the inside to the outside.
(a) If t > 0, what is the definition of tz for z C ?
(b) If t > 0 and if z = x + y with x, y R, compute |tz |.
(c) Give the domain D of values of z for which the INTEGRAL defining g converges.
(Hint : the integral

R
0

tz (1 + t)1 dt may be divergent at t = 0 or t = .)

(d) If now, t becomes a complex number and z D is fixed, compute


tz for t = re with r > 0 and 0 < < 2. Give the list of
singularities of fz (t) (as a function of t) and indicate their nature.
(e) Draw a picture with the real and imaginary axis in the t-plane,
showing the contour and its components, and the singularities
of the function f (t) for t in the complex plane.
R
(f) Evaluate fx (t)dt for 0 < x < 1.
R
(g) Show that, if 0 < x < 1, R fx (t)dt converges to zero as R ,
uniformly in .
R
(h) Show that, if 0 < x < 1, fx (t)dt converges to zero as 0,
uniformly in .
(i) Compute the contributions coming from L in the limit  0.
(j) Conclude that
g(z) =

sin (z)

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