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Homework Statement
Integrate using Cauchy Formula or Cauchy Theorem:
[tex]I=\oint_{|z+1|=2}\frac{z^2}{4-z^2} dz[/tex]
(From Complex Variables, Stephen Fisher (2nd Edition), Exercise 2.3.3)
Homework Equations
[tex]\frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_{\gamma} \frac{f(s)}{s-z} ds= \left\{ \begin{array}{lr}f(z) & : z \in \gamma\\0 & : z \notin \gamma \end{array} [/tex] where [tex]\gamma[/tex] is defined as the interior of the simple closed curve described by the line integral.
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex]I = \oint_{|z+1| = 2} \frac{\left(\frac{z^2}{z-2}\right)}{z+2}} dz = 2\pi i (f(z)) = 2 \pi i[/tex]
Correct solution is [tex]2\pi i[/tex]
Question
I understand that [tex]f(z)=1[/tex] for this problem, but I don't know why. I tried drawing a graph of the function but I'm confused about the [tex]|z+1|=2[/tex] part. This says that [tex]z=1[/tex] or [tex]z=-3[/tex], but this doesn't seem to be a simple closed curve anymore.
I have singularities at [tex]z=\pm2[/tex] but I'm not sure which singularity is included in the line integral because I don't know how to draw the graph.
Can someone help?