MA 201

COMPLEX ANALYSIS
ASSIGNMENT–4&5
AND
PRACTICE PROBLEMS

f (z)
(1) Let f be an entire function such that lim = 0. Show that f is constant.
z→∞ z
(2) Let f : C → C be a function which is analytic on C \ {0} and bounded on
B(0, 12 ). Show that |z|=R f (z)dz = 0 for all R > 0.
R

(3) Show that an entire function satisfying f (z + 1) = f (z) and f (z + i) = f (z)

for all z ∈ C is a constant. Z
(4) Let g(z) be an analytic in B(0, 2). Compute f (z)dz if
|z|=1

ak a1
f (z) = k
+ ··· + + a0 + g(z)
z z

where ai ’s are complex constants.

(5) Let f be an entire function such that |f (0)| ≤ |f (z)| for all z ∈ C. Then either
f (0) = 0 or f is constant.
(6) FindX the radius of convergence of the following power series:
(a) z n!
n≥0
2
X
(b) 2n z n
n≥0
X (−1)n
(c) z n(n+1)
n≥0
n
(
X 2n if n is odd
(d) an z n where an =
n≥0
3n if n is even.
(7) Find the power series expansion of the following functions about the point
z0 = 0 and find its radius of convergence
(i) f (z) = cos2 z (ii) f (z) = sinh2 z (iii) f (z) = Log (1 + z)
√
(iv) f (z) =Z z + 2i
z
(v) f (z) = exp(w2 ) dw
0
1
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(8) Find the Taylor series for the function about the point z0 =
z
2. Then, by differentiating that series term by term, show that
∞  n
1 1 X n z−2
= (−1) (n + 1) for |z − 2| < 2.
z2 4 n=0 2
1
(9) Expand f (z) = in a power series about the point z0 = 2i.
1−z
(10) If the radius of convergence for the series ∞ n
P
n=0 an z is R, then find the radius
of convergence for the following:
X∞ X∞ ∞
X ∞
X
3 n 4 n 2n
(i) n an z (ii) an z (iii) an z (iv) an z 7+n
n=0 n=0 n=0 n=0
∞
X
(v) n−n an z n
n=1
(11) Expand each of the following functions about the point z = 1 into a power
series and find the radius of convergence:
z
(i) 2 (ii) sin(2z − z 2 ) (iii) Log (1 + z 2 )
z − 2z + 5
(12) Using the Cauchy product of series, find the first four non-zero terms of the
Maclaurin series of ez /(1 − z).
(13) Prove or disprove the existence of an analytic function in a neighborhood of
the origin satisfying |f (n) (0)| ≥ (n!)2 , n = 1, 2, . . . .
(14) Suppose f is analytic on the open unit disc D and it satisfies |f (z)| ≤ 1 for
all z ∈ D. Show that |f 0 (0)| ≤ 1.
(15) Let z0 be a zero of order m and n respectively for the analytic functions f
and g. Find the nature of the point z0 for the following functions.
f f f0
(i) f + g (ii) f g (product) (iii) (iv) 0 (v)
g f f
1
(vi) (vii) exp(1/f (z)).
f
(16) Prove or disprove that there exists a non-constant function that is analytic in
(−1)n
 
1
|z| < 1 such that f = for n = 2, 3, 4, · · · .
n n
(17) Prove or disprove that
 there exists
  a non-constant function that is analytic in
1 −1 1
|z| < 1 such that f =f = for n = 2, 3, 4, · · · .
n n n
1
(18) Is there a polynomial P (z) such that P (z)e z is an entire function? Justify
your answer.
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(19) Find the Laurent series of the function f (z) = exp z + z
around 0. Hence
show that for all n ≥ 0
Z 2π ∞
1 2 cos θ
X 1
e cos nθdθ = .
2π 0 k=0
(n + k)!k!

(20) If f and g are entire functions such that g f¯ is entire then either f is constant
or g ≡ 0.
(21) Find the Laurent series expansion of the following functions about the given
points z = z0 or in the given region (specify the region in which the expansion
is valid wherever it is necessary).
(a) z 2 exp(1/z) in the neighborhood of z = 0
1
(b) 2 in the neighborhood of z = −i
z +1
z+3
(c) f (z) = 2
for 0 < |z| < 1 and for 1 < |z| < 2.
z(z − z − 2)
(22) Let f (z) = (z + 1)2 for z ∈ C. Let R be the closed triangular region with
vertices at the points z = 0, z = 2 and z = i. Find points in R where |f (z)|
has its maximum and minimum values.
(23) For thefollowing
 functions, locate and classify all the singular points.
1 1 z exp(1/(z − 1))
(i) sin (ii) 1

(iii) cot z − (2/z) (iv)
z sin z exp(z) − 1
(24) Using Rouché’s theorem prove Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.
(25) Find the isolated singularities and compute the residue of the functions
ez 3z π cot πz
a) , b) , c) cot πz, d) .
z2 − 1 z2 + iz + 2 (z + 12 )2

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(26) Find the residues of the function at all isolated singular points in C.
b
z3 − z5
eimz
(27) Find the residues of f (z) = , (m, a real) at its singularities in C.
z 2 + a2
(28) Show  that the residue
  at the point at infinity for the function
z4 1
f (z) = sin is equal to (−1/6).
2z 2 − 1 z
Z
z dz π π
(29) Evaluate where C : z − = .
C cos z 2 2
(z 2 + 3z + 2)
Z
(30) Using the Cauchy’s residue theorem, evaluate dz where
C (z 3 − z 2 )
C : |z| = 2. Z
1
(31) Using the argument principle, evaluate cot z dz where C : |z| = 7.
2πi C
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(32) Let f (z) = (z 3 + 2)/z. Let C : z(θ) = 2eiθ , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π be the circle. Let Γ
denote the image curve under the mapping w = f (z) as z traverses C once.
Determine the change in the argument of f (z) as z describes C once. How
many times does Γ wind around the origin in the w-plane and what is the
orientation of Γ?
(33) Using Rouche’s theorem, find the number of roots of the equation z 9 − 2z 6 +
z 2 − 8z − 2 = 0 lying in |z| < 1.
(34) How many roots of the equation z 4 − 5z + 1 = 0 are situated in the domain
|z| < 1? In the annulus 1 < |z| < 2?
Z ∞ Practice Problems
dx π
(35) Prove that 4 + a4
= √ , (a > 0)
0
Z ∞ x 2a 3 2
x sin(mx) dx π
(36) Prove that 2 2
= exp(−ma), m > 0
0 Z ∞x + a 2
x dx π
(37) Prove that P.V. 3
=√
Z ∞ −∞ (x + 1) 3
sin(πx) dx
(38) Prove that =π
0 x(1 − x2 ) Z ∞
dx π
(39) Using “Indented contour”, show that √ 2 = √ by integrating
0 x(x + 1) 2
an appropriate branch of the multiple valued
Z ∞ function.
dx π
(40) Using “key hole contour”, show that √ 2 = √ by integrating an
0 x(x + 1) 2
appropriate branch of the multiple valued function.
(41) State where the following mappings are conformal.
(i) w = sin z (ii) w = z 2 + 2z.
(42) Show that the mapping w = cos z is not conformal at z0 = 0.
(43) Find a bilinear transformation which maps 2, i, −2 onto 1, i, −1.
(44) Find a Mobius transformation which maps 0, 1, ∞ onto i, −1, −i.
(45) Find a Mobius transformation which maps i, −1, 1 onto 0, 1, ∞.
(46) Find a bilinear transformation which maps ∞, i, 0 onto 0, i, ∞.
z−i
(47) Show that the transformation w = maps the interior of the circle |z| = 1
1 − iz
onto the lower halfplane Im (w) < 0.
(48) Find the image of the straight line Re (z) = a (constant) in the z-plane under
z−1
the mapping w = .
z+1