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how do I find if the following function is analytic and compute derivative...?

the function is 1/[(z^3-1)(z^2+2)]

another one is [1/(z-1)]^10 (is this just the power rule?)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Let

    f(z)=1/(z-1)=>

    f(z)=1/[(x-1)+iy]=>

    f(z)=(x-1)/[(x-1)^2+y^2]-

    iy/[(x-1)^2+y^2]=>

    Now let

    U(x,y)=(x-1)/[(x-1)^2+y^2]

    V(x,y)=-y/[(x-1)^2+y^2]

    Ux=[y^2-(x-1)^2]/[(x-1)^2+y^2]^2

    Vy=(y^2-(x-1)^2]/[(x-1)^2+y^2]^2=>

    Ux=Vy

    Uy=-2y(x-1)/[(x-1)^2+y^2]^2

    Vx=2y(x-1)/[(x-1)^2+y^2]^2=>

    Uy=-Vx

    So, f(z)=1/(z-1) is analytic and so is f(z)^10.

    f '(z)=-10/(z-1)^9

    Similar reasoning applies to 1/[(z^3-1)(z^2+2)].

    You may check whether it is analytic or not yourself.

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