Letbe a simply connected region, let
be a simple closed contour in
and let
be a function analytic on
Then for any point
inside
is n – times differentiable at
and
for n=1,2,3,...
We can use Cauchy's nth derivative formula to evaluate integrals by rearranging into the form
Example: Evaluatewhere
is the contour
We have to differentiatetwice and evaluate the result at
Then
Example: Evaluatewhere
is the contour
We have to write the integral in terms of its partial fractions first.
Solving the last two equations forand
gives
The integral becomes