Is the residue at ##2i## incorrect?

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In summary, the conversation involves finding the value of a complex integral by using the residue theorem. The person encountered an error in their calculation for one of the residues, but after correcting it, they were able to obtain the correct answer.
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Homework Statement



Show that ##\int _{ 0 }^{ \infty }{ \frac{x^2dx}{(x^2+9)(x^2+4)^2} } =\frac{\pi}{200}##.

Homework Equations



##Res=\frac{1}{n!}\frac{d^n}{dz^n}[f(z)(z-z_0)^{n+1}]## where the order of the pole is ##n+1##.

The Attempt at a Solution



Integreading of a semicircle contour one finds poles at ##2i## and ##3i##. The second residue ##3i## was correct (I checked with mathematica). I used the ##Res=\frac{g(z)}{h^{\prime}(z)}## because it is first order, and I can just include the squared term on bottom into ##g(z)##. The first residue ##2i## is not as easy, and I need to use the equation above. ##Res=\frac{1}{1!}\frac{d}{dz}[\frac{z^2(z^2+4)^2}{(z^2+4)^2(z^2+9)}]##. This simplifies to ##\frac{d}{dz}[\frac{z^2}{z^2+9}]##. Which in turn simplifies to ##\frac{2z}{z^2+9}-\frac{2z^3}{(z^2+9)^2}##. Evaluating at ##2i## yields ##\frac{36i}{25}##. This is wrong. Mathematica yields: ##-\frac{13i}{200}##. Calculating this with the other term I got ##\frac{1}{2}2\pi i (\frac{3i}{50}-\frac{13i}{200})=\frac{\pi}{200}##. So the Mathematica term is correct, but my ##\frac{36i}{25}## is wrong. I am not sure what I did wrong here.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,.
Chris
 
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##(z-z_0)^2## is not what you used in your numerator at ##Res=\frac{1}{1!}\frac{d}{dz}[\frac{z^2(z^2+4)^2}{(z^2+4)^2(z^2+9)}]##
 
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It should be cancelling the term that goes to zero in the denominator, no?

Chris
 
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Is ##z_0=2i##? Or is it the negative?
I don't think you can do both at the same time.
 
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Good point.

Chris
 
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Exactly.
x^2 + 4 = (x+2i)(x-2i). Those are independent terms.
 
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Thanks, I fixed it and it worked finally.

Chris
 

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