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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 ib Paper 2 12B a Solution by
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Write the Taylor series of the entire function asThe Cauchy estimate on the circle givesIf , letting gives . Since is odd,
For the second question, suppose such an existed. It never vanishes, so is analytic on andThe Riemann removable singularity theorem extends analytically across zero with . Applying the result just proved with , , and makes a polynomial of degree at most zero. It must then be identically zero, contradicting away from zero. Therefore no such function exists.
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