Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2001/ib/paper-2/13a/solution

The Liouville theorem states that every bounded entire function is constant. Let and choose distinct . For , partial fractions and the Cauchy integral formula give
with the circle traversed anticlockwise. On that circle,
The displayed difference is independent of , so . Since were arbitrary, is constant. This proves the theorem with the requested two-pole contour rather than assuming it.

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