Exercise · ZW-CAUCHY-INTEGRAL-FORMULA-003 · ★☆☆ Basic

Compute \(\displaystyle\oint_{|z|=3}\frac{z^2}{z-i}\,dz\) counterclockwise.

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  • D. \(-2\pi i\)

Explanation

With \(f(z)=z^2\) and \(z_0=i\) inside the contour, \(f(i)=i^2=-1\). The integral is \(2\pi i\cdot(-1)=-2\pi i\).

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The Cauchy integral formula gives the value of a holomorphic function \(f\) at a point \(z_0\) inside a simple closed contour \(C\) by means of an integral of \(f\) over \(C\).

\[f(z_0)=\frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_C\frac{f(z)}{z-z_0}\,dz\]

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