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If 𝐶 is the unit circle in the complex plane with its center at the origin, then the value of 𝑛 in the equation given below is __________ (rounded off to 1 decimal place).


C z 3 ( z2 + 4 ) ( z2 - 4 ) d z = 2 π i n

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Correct Answer :

0

Solution :

The correct answer is 0.

To find the value of n in the given equation, we need to evaluate the contour integral:
I = C z 3 ( z 2 + 4 ) ( z 2 - 4 ) d z
where C is the unit circle in the complex plane centered at the origin, represented by |z|=1.

First, we find the singularities (poles) of the integrand:
f ( z ) = z 3 ( z 2 + 4 ) ( z 2 - 4 )
The poles are the roots of the denominator:
( z 2 + 4 ) ( z 2 - 4 ) = 0

This gives two sets of roots:
1. From z2+4=0, we have z=±2i.
2. From z2-4=0, we have z=±2.
Therefore, the function f(z) has four simple poles at z=2,-2,2i,-2i.

Next, we check which of these poles lie inside the contour of integration C (the unit circle |z|=1):
- For z=±2, the absolute value is |±2|=2>1, so these poles lie outside the unit circle.
- For z=±2i, the absolute value is |±2i|=2>1, so these poles also lie outside the unit circle.

Since all the singularities of the integrand lie strictly outside the unit circle C, the function f(z) is analytic everywhere inside and on the boundary of the contour C.

According to Cauchy's Integral Theorem, if a function is analytic within and on a closed contour, the line integral of the function along that contour is zero:
C f ( z ) d z = 0

Comparing this result with the given equation:
C f ( z ) d z = 2 π i n = 0
We get:
n = 0

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