Proving Liouville's Theorem Using Cauchy Integral Formula

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Homework Statement


Prove Liouville's theorem directly using the Cauchy Integral formula by showing that f(z)-f(0)=0.


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f(a) = \frac{1}{2πi}\oint\frac{f(z)}{z-a}dz



The Attempt at a Solution


So the thing is, I know how to prove Liouville's theorem using CIF, but it doesn't show f(z)-f(0)=0, or at least not directly, and I've tried looking up other methods of proving it this way, but can't find any.
 
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The proof I know expands f into a Taylor's series at zero , and shows that each ##a_k## has to be zero except for k = 0. We know ##a_0## = f(0). Are you familiar with this approach?
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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