Complex Analysis, Practice Final Exam

June 13, 2019

1. (10%) State the Riemann hypothesis.

2. (10%) Use Tannery’s theorem to show that

e n n−1 n 1
= lim {( )n + ( ) + · · · + ( )n }
e − 1 n→∞ n n n

3. (10%) Show that

∞
Y z2
sinh πz = πz (1 + )
k=1
k2

4. (30%) Evaluate

(a) Z ∞
x
dx
−∞ (1 + x2 )2
(b) Z ∞
x
dx
0 x12+1
(c)
ez
Z
dz
I (z + 1)3
where I is the line y = x from −∞ − ∞i to ∞ + ∞i.

5. (20%)

(a) Find the number of zeros of f (z) = 10 cos z − 7z 3 + 3 in |z| ≤ 2

(b) How many distinct solutions does g(z) = z 6 −6z 5 +8z 2 −1 have in A( 21 , 2; 0)?

6. (20%)

(a) State the Rouche theorem and use it to prove the Fundamental Theorem
of Algebra.
(b) Show that if f is analytic at z0 and f 0 (z0 ) 6= 0, then f is locally one-to-one
at z0 .

7. (10%)

(a) Let f be an entire function and let a, b ∈ C such that |a| < R and |b| < R.
Suppose that γ(t) = Reiθ , θ ∈ [0, 2π], evaluate
Z
f (z)
dz
γ (z − a)(z − b)

(b) Use above result to give a proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.