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Homework Statement



Solve [tex]I = \int_{\gamma} f(z) dz[/tex] where [tex]\gamma(t) = e^{i \cdot t}[/tex] and [tex]0 \leq t \leq \pi[/tex]

Homework Equations



Do I use integration by substitution??

The Attempt at a Solution



If I treat this as a line-integral I get:

[tex]I = \int_{a}^{b} f(\gamma(t)) \cdot \gamma'(t) dt = \int_{0}^{\pi} cos(e^{i \cdot t}) \cdot (i \cdot e^{i \cdot t}) dt[/tex]

then If I choose

[tex]u = e^{it}[/tex] and [tex]dt = i \cdot e^{i \cdot u} du[/tex]

where [tex]t=0, u=e^{i \cdot 0} = 1[/tex] and [tex]t=\pi, u=e^{i \cdot 0} = -1[/tex]

[tex]\int_{0}^{\pi} cos(e^{i \cdot t}) \cdot (i \cdot e^{i \cdot t}) dt = \int_{1}^{-1} (i \cdot (cos(u) \cdot u) du = (i \cdot (cos(u) + u \cdot sin(u))) \cdot i \cdot e^{i \cdot u} ]_{1}^{-1} = 2 sin(1) \cdot ((cos(1) + sin(1)) \cdot i[/tex]

Am I on the right path here??

Best regards
Fred
 
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Mathman23 said:

Homework Statement



Solve [tex]I = \int_{\gamma} f(z) dz[/tex] where [tex]\gamma(t) = e^{i \cdot t}[/tex] and [tex]0 \leq t \leq \pi[/tex]

Homework Equations



Do I use integration by substitution??

The Attempt at a Solution



If I treat this as a line-integral I get:

[tex]I = \int_{a}^{b} f(\gamma(t)) \cdot \gamma'(t) dt = \int_{0}^{\pi} cos(e^{i \cdot t}) \cdot (i \cdot e^{i \cdot t}) dt[/tex]
So f(z)= cos(z)? You didn't mention that before! Cosine is an analytic function isn't it?

then If I choose

[tex]u = e^{it}[/tex] and [tex]dt = i \cdot e^{i \cdot u} du[/tex]

where [tex]t=0, u=e^{i \cdot 0} = 1[/tex] and [tex]t=\pi, u=e^{i \cdot 0} = -1[/tex]

[tex]\int_{0}^{\pi} cos(e^{i \cdot t}) \cdot (i \cdot e^{i \cdot t}) dt = \int_{1}^{-1} (i \cdot (cos(u) \cdot u) du = (i \cdot (cos(u) + u \cdot sin(u))) \cdot i \cdot e^{i \cdot u} ]_{1}^{-1} = 2 sin(1) \cdot ((cos(1) + sin(1)) \cdot i[/tex]

Am I on the right path here??

Best regards
Fred
That might work but looks overly complicated! How about just finding the anti-derivative of cos(z) (I'm sure you know it!) and evaluating it at the two endpoints of the contour?
 
Hi there,

You are right :)

Then I get

[tex]$<br /> \int_0^{\pi}Cos[e^{it}]ie^{it}dt[/tex]

and I let [tex]u=e^{it}[/tex]

then:

[tex]du=ie^{it}dt[/tex]

right?

so that part is already in the integral so now it's just:

[tex]$<br /> \int_0^{\pi}Cos[e^{it}]ie^{it}dt=\int_1^{-1}Cos<u>du</u>[/tex]

right? I then get [tex]-2Sin[1][/tex]

I got that result in Maple too. Had an idear that it was the right one :)

By following the method above. I get:

1)[tex]f(z) = sinh(z)[/tex] and 2) [tex]f(z) = (exp(z))^3[/tex] and 3)[tex]f(z) = tan(z)[/tex].

1) Solution

[tex]\int_{0}^{\pi} sinh(e^{it}) \cdot i \cdot e^{i \cdot t} dt = \int_{1}^{-1} sinh(u) du = 0[/tex]

2) Solution

[tex]\int_{0}^{\pi} (e^{e^{it}})^3 \cdot i \cdot e^{i \cdot t} dt = \int_{1}^{-1} (e^{u})^3 du = \frac{-2 sinh(3)}{3}[/tex]

3) Solution

[tex]\int_{0}^{\pi} tan(e^{it}) \cdot i \cdot e^{i \cdot t} dt = \int_{1}^{-1} tan(u) du = 0[/tex]

How do they look? Am I following you guidelines correctly??

Best regards Fred