472 Chapter^7
- Let ][' = l:;=l ArCr. where the cycles Cr are closed contours. Prove
that
n
ilr(a) = LArilcr(a)
r=l
and show that equation (1) in problem 3 holds for r, assuming that
bk cf. I'*.
5. Let f be analytic in a region G and C a closed contour homotopic to
a point in G. Show that
j f(z)dz = 0
c
*6. Prove Jordan's inequality 28/'rr:::; sin():::;() for 0:::; ():::; 1Ji7r, and derive
the inequality
28 1
cos8>1-- -7r' O<()< - -2 -7r
Hint: Consider the behavior of g(8) = si~O (8-:/= 0), g(O) = 1, in the
interval 0 :::; () :5! 7r.
- Show that
f
00
sinx^2 dx = f
00
cosx^2 dx = ~ (Fresnel's integrals)
.fo lo 2v2
by integrating f(z) = ei=
2
along the boundary of the triangle with
vertices at (0, 0), (R, 0), and (R, R), R > 0. Assume that
1
00
e -2x2 d x= --..fo
o 2../2
8. Let f be a continuous function in a region G and let 'Y be a rectifiable
arc with graph in G. Show that for every e > 0 there exists a piecewise
smooth arc r with I'* CG and with the same endpoints as"(, such that
9. If f is analytic in a convex open set A, show that there exists a function
F(z) analytic in A such that F'(z) = f(z). Hint: Fix a EA and let
F(z) = (L) 1= f(()d(
for any z EA, L being the line segment [a, z]. For any z 0 in A (z 0 -:/= z),
note that the triangle with vertices a, z 0 , and z lies in A. Then fix z 0
and compute lim[F(z) - F(zo)]/(z - z 0 ) as z -t z 0 •