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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2014 ib Paper 1 13B Solution by
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Use the positively oriented unit circle and . Writing , the contour integral for a sine-squared trigonometric quotient becomesThere is a double pole at zero and simple poles at . Since , and . The coefficient of at zero is . At , the residue isbecause . The residue theorem consequently givesFor the second integral, use with . The square root is , and reversing the integration limits givesThe last factor uses the symmetry of the integrand about over a full period. Therefore
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