Exercise · ZW-CONTOUR-INTEGRAL-006 · ★☆☆ Basic

If \(\displaystyle\int_C f\,dz=3-i\), what is the integral over the opposite contour \(-C\)?

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  • D. \(-3+i\)

Explanation

Traversing the path backwards changes the sign: \(\int_{-C}f\,dz=-\int_C f\,dz=-3+i\).

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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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