3.1 • DIFFERENTIABLE AND ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS 97
We can establish Equation (3-8) from Theorem 3.1. Letting h (z) = f (z) g (z)
and using Definition 3.1, we write
h' (.zo) = Jim h(z)- h(zo) = Jim f (z)g(z)- 1 (zo)g(zo).
z-.io z - zo z-zo z - zo
If we subtract and add the term f (zo) g (z) in the numerator, we get
h' (zo) = Jim f (z) g (z) - f (zo) g (z) + f (zo) g (z) - f (zo) g (zo)
z-zo z-zo
= Jim f (z) g (z) - f (zo) g (z) + lim f (zo) g (z) - f (zo) g (zo)
z-zo Z - zo z-zo Z - Zo
Ii
f(z)-f(zo)
1
. ( )+/( ) Ii g(z)- g(zo)
= m ungz zo m.
z-zo z - zo z~zo z-zo z - zo
Using the definition of the derivative given by Equation (3-1) and the continuity
of g, we obtain h' (zo) = f' (zo) g (zo) + f (zo) g' (zo), which is what we wanted
to establish. We leave the proofs of t he other rules as exercises.
The rule for differentiating polynomials carries over to the complex case as
well. If we let P (z) be a polynomial of degree n, so
P(z) = ao + a1z + a2z^2 + · · · + a,.zn,
then mathematical induction, along with Equations (3-5) and (3-7), gives
P' (z) = a1 + 2a2z + 3a3z^2 + · · · + nanzn- i.
Again, we leave the proof of this result as an exercise.