Exercise · ZW-RESIDUE-THEOREM-004 · ★☆☆ Basic

Compute \(\oint_{|z|=2}\frac{z}{z^{2}+1}\,dz\) counterclockwise.

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  • D. \(2\pi i\)

Explanation

Both poles \(\pm i\) are inside, each with residue \(1/2\); the sum is \(1\) and the integral is \(2\pi i\).

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Review the concept: Residue theorem

If \(f\) is holomorphic on a simple closed contour \(\gamma\) and inside it except at isolated singularities \(z_k\), its integral over \(\gamma\) is \(2\pi i\) times the sum of its residues there.

\[\oint_{\gamma} f(z)\,dz=2\pi i\sum_{k}\operatorname{Res}(f,z_k)\]

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