SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

COURSE NAME: COMPLEX VARIABLES

COURSE CODE: BMTC: 2102
END OF DECEMBER INSERVICE EXAMS 2024
Date: DECEMBER 2024 Duration: 3 Hours
Instruction: Attempt five questions
Question one
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(3+6 i)+(4−i)(3+5 i)+
(a) Write 2−i in the form a+ bi (05 marks)
(b) Solve the equation Z−2 Z̄ +7−6 i=0 (05 marks)
z =5−2 i and z 2 =−1−i
(c) Given that 1
(i)
z z +z
Find a vector 3 in the same direction as 1 2 but four times as long?
(05 marks)
Z
| 1|
(ii) Find Z 2 (03 marks)

(iii) Show that

|Z 1 Z 2|=|Z 1||Z 2| (04 marks)

Question two
(a) If f ( z ) is an entire function with|f ( z)|≥1 everywhere, what can you conclude about f ?
Justify your assertions. (3 marks)

(b) Assume the entire function f ( z ) has no Zeros on any of the circles |z|=n,n=1,2,3, and
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∮|z|=n f (z ) dz≠∮|z|=n+1 f ( z) dz,n=1,2,3,.....
so that Is this function transcendental? (5
marks)
(c) Sketch the following domain and state whether it is open/ closed /neither connected or
−π
not, bounded or not, S= { Z ∈C such that 6
π
<arg (Z )< and 1≤|Z|≤2
6 }
(7 marks)
(d) Compute all the values of log (i). Specify which one comes from the principal branch? (5
marks)

Question three
−9+3 i
w=
(a) Given that, 1−2 i Find the argument of the complex number w (10 marks)

(b) Find the fourth roots of (1+i) (10 marks)

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Question four
(a) Explain the meaning of the function f(z), being analytic? (01 marks
(b) Differentiate between holomorphic functions and meromorphic functions? (02 marks)
(c) Differentiate the following functions

(i) f ( z )=3 Z 4 −5 Z 3 +2 Z
(03 marks)
Z
f ( z )=
(ii) 4 Z +1
(05 marks)
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f ( z )=( iZ +3 Z )
2
(iii) (05 marks)

(d) Check whether the differential equation f } } \( z \) +f \( z \) =0} { ¿¿ ¿ is satisfied by the following
expressions
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i). f ( z )=e z (2 marks)

(

f ( z )=sin (z ) (3 marks)
(ii).

Question five

z
(a) Find the values the complex exponential function ℓ at the following points
(i) z=0 (3 marks)
(ii) z=i (3 marks)

(b) Find the limits of the following

z3 +3
lim
(i) . z→i z +1 (4 marks)

e sin z −1−Z
lim
(ii). z→0 Z2 (4 marks)

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(b) Find the image of the vertical line x=1 under the complex mapping w=z and represent
the mapping graphically. (6 marks)

Question six

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 (a) State and prove the Cauchy – Riemann equations (08 marks)

(b) Use the Cauchy –Riemann equations to show that z̄ is not differentiable (04 marks)

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(c) (i). Verify that the function u( x , y )=x −3 xy −5 y is harmonic in the entire complex
plane. (04 marks)

(ii). Find the harmonic conjugate of u (04 marks)

Question seven

(a) Compute ∫c zdz where c is given by x=3 t , y=t2 ,−1≤t≤4 (5 marks)

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∫γ z dz
(b) compute over the following contours

(i). the line from 1 to 1+i (3 marks)

(ii). the circle of radius 1 around z=3 (2 marks)

(iii). the unit circle (4 marks)

4
∮ z(z−2) dz
(c) Determine c where c is the contour |z−2|=4 (6 marks)

Question eight

z 3 +1
f ( z )= 2

(a). Find and classify the isolated singularities of z ( z+1 ) (3 marks)

(b). Find the Taylor series for sin z around z=0 . Give the radius of convergence. (6 marks)

1
f ( z )=
(c). Find the Laurent series for z + z in 0<|z<1|
2
(5 marks)

5 z−2
∫|z|=2 z(z−1) dz
(d). Compute (6 marks)

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