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Math 6720 • Applied Complex Variables and Asymptotic Methods

Fall 2024 • Question 4

  1. (10 pts) Show that \[ \int _{-\infty }^{\infty }\frac {\cos x}{x^2-\frac {\pi ^2}{4}}\,dx=-2. \]
  2. (10 pts) Compute the complete infinite asymptotic expansion of \[ I(k)=\int _0^\pi e^{-kt^2}t^{-3/4}\sin t\,dt. \]

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\begin{enumerate}
\item
(10 pts) Show that
\[
\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{\cos x}{x^2-\frac{\pi^2}{4}}\,dx=-2.
\]

\item
(10 pts) Compute the complete infinite asymptotic expansion of
\[
I(k)=\int_0^\pi e^{-kt^2}t^{-3/4}\sin t\,dt.
\]
\end{enumerate}