Exercise · ZW-CAUCHY-INTEGRAL-FORMULA-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate

Compute \(\displaystyle\oint_{|z|=1}\frac{e^z}{z}\,dz\) traversing the circle clockwise.

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  • D. \(-2\pi i\)

Explanation

Counterclockwise it would be \(2\pi i\,e^0=2\pi i\). Reversing the orientation flips the sign: \(-2\pi i\).

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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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