Determining the Power of a Pole: f=\frac{z}{1-\cos z}

[nhrock3]

f=\frac{z}{1-\cos z}

the singular points are z=2pik and zero
i solved for z=2pik
and poles because there limit is infinity
now i want to determine te power of the pole
g=1/f=\frac{1-\cos z}{z}
g'=\frac{(-\sin z)z-(1-\cos z)}{z^2}
g'(0)=0/0
g''=\frac{-\sin z z^2 -(cos z -1)2z}{z^4}
g''(0)=0/0

the book says that its a first order pole

it should differ zero in order to be pole

 

[lanedance]

once again, try expanding the cosine as a taylor series about zero, should help you see what is happening

 

[nhrock3]

but i want to solve it this way
where did i go wrong in this way

i want to solve it by the derivative way
not by developing into a series

 

[vela]

0/0 is an indeterminate form. You need to use the hospital rule to get an actual value for the limit.

 

[nhrock3]

but its not a limit
its a derivative

 

[vela]

You can't just plug in 0 to evaluate g'(0) because you get an indeterminate form. You have to find the limit of g'(z) as z→0.