Exercise · ZW-CAUCHY-INTEGRAL-FORMULA-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate

Compute \(\displaystyle\oint_{|z|=4}\frac{\sin z}{z-\pi}\,dz\) counterclockwise.

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  • C. \(0\)

Explanation

Since \(\pi<4\), the point is inside and the integral is \(2\pi i\sin\pi=0\). It vanishes because of the value of \(f\), not because the point lies outside.

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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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