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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 ib Paper 4 4E Solution by
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Rouché's theorem states that if are holomorphic on and inside a simple closed contour and on it, then and have the same number of zeros inside, counted with multiplicity. On , the power series for sine givesApply Rouché's theorem with and . There is one zero inside and none on the boundary. Since is a zero and , it is simple. Exactly one complex number qualifies: .
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