Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Complex Analysis
TUTORIAL - II
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1. Let f (z) = when z 6= 0, and let f (0) = 0. Show that f (z) is continuous for all values of z.
|z|
z̄
2. For z 6= 0, let f (z) = . Does f (z) have a limit as z → 0?
z
3. Does lim Arg z exist? Why? Hint: Use polar coordinates and let z approach −4 from the upper
z→−4
and lower half-planes.
[Re(z)]2
4. Let f (z) = when z 6= 0, and let f (0) = 0. Is f (z) continuous at the origin?
|z|
1 1 Arg(z)
5. Let f (z) = z 2 = |z| 2 ei 2 , where z 6= 0. Show that f (z) is discontinuous at each point along
the negative x-axis.
1 Arg(z) 1 1
6. f1 (z) = |z| 3 ei 3 = r 3 cos 3θ + ir 3 sin 3θ , where |z| = r 6= 0, and θ = Arg(z). f1 denotes the
principal cube root function.
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(a) Show that f1 is a branch of the multivalued cube root f (z) = z 3 .
(b) What is the range of f1 ?
(c) Where is f1 continuous?

7. Use the Cauchy-Riemann conditions to determine where the following functions are differentiable,
and evaluate the derivatives at those points where they exist.

(a) f (z) = iz + 4i.

y + ix
(b) f (z) = f (x, y) = .
x2 + y 2
(c) f (z) = −2(xy + x) + i(x3 − 2y − y 2 ).
(d) f (z) = x3 − 3x2 − 3xy 2 + 3y 2 + i(3x2 y − 6xy − y 3 ).
(e) f (z) = x3 + i(1 − y)3 .
(f) f (z) = z 2 + z.
(g) f (z) = x2 + y 2 + i2xy.
(h) f (z) = |z − (2 + i)|2 .

8. Use any method to show that the following functions are nowhere differentiable.

(a) h(z) = ey cos x + iey sin x.

(b) g(z) = z + z̄.

9. (a) Let f (z) = f (reiθ ) = ln r + iθ, where r > 0 and −π < θ < π. Show that f is analytic in the
1
domain indicated and that f 0 (z) = .
z
(b) Let f (z) = (ln r)2 − θ2 + i2θ ln r, where r > 0 and −π < θ ≤ π. Show that f is analytic for
r > 0, −π < θ < π, and find f 0 (z).

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10. Determine where the following functions are differentiable and where they are analytic. Explain!

(a) f (z) = x3 + 3xy 2 + i(y 3 + 3x2 y).

(b) f (z) = 8x − x3 − xy 2 + i(x2 y + y 3 − 8y).
(c) f (z) = x2 − y 2 + i2|xy|.

11. Let f be an analytic functions in the domain D. Show that if Re[f (z)] = 0 at all points in D, then
f is constant in D.

12. Let a function f (z) be analytic in a domain D. Prove that f (z) must be constant throughout D if

(a) f (z) is real-valued for all z in D;

(b) |f (z)| is constant throughout D.

Suggestion: Use the Cauchy-Riemann equations.

13. Show that the function √

g(z) = reiθ/2 (r > 0, −π < θ < π)
is analytic in its domain of definition, with derivative
1
g 0 (z) = .
2g(z)

Also, show that the composite function G(z) = g(2z − 2 + i) is analytic in the half plane x > 1,
with derivative
1
G0 (z) = .
g(2z − 2 + i)
Suggestion: Observe that Re(2z − 2 + i) > 0 when x > 1.
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14. Let f be a nonconstant analytic function in the domain D. Show that the function g(z) = f (z)
not analytic in D.

15. Show that u(x, y) is harmonic in some domain and find a harmonic conjugate v(x, y) when

(a) u(x, y) = 2x(1 − y).

(b) u(x, y) = 2x − x3 + 3xy 2 .
(c) u(x, y) = sin h sin y.
(d) u(x, y) = y/(x2 + y 2 ).

16. Show that if v and V are harmonic conjugates of u in a domain D, then v(x, y) and V (x, y) can
differ at most by an additive constant.

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