Exercise · ZW-CONTOUR-INTEGRAL-001 · ★☆☆ Basic

Compute \(\displaystyle\int_C z^2\,dz\), with \(C\) the segment from \(0\) to \(1+i\).

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  • B. \(\dfrac{-2+2i}{3}\)

Explanation

With \(\gamma(t)=(1+i)t\), \(\gamma'=1+i\): \(\int_0^1(1+i)^2t^2(1+i)\,dt=\frac{(1+i)^3}{3}=\frac{-2+2i}{3}\).

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The contour integral of a continuous function \(f\) over a contour \(C\) with parametrization \(\gamma\) is the limit of sums of \(f\) evaluated at points of \(C\) times the small complex displacements.

\[\int_C f(z)\,dz=\int_a^b f(\gamma(t))\,\gamma'(t)\,dt\]

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