Please fix this residue integration

In summary, the conversation discusses the calculation of a complex integral using the Cauchy's integral formula and the residue theorem. The final result is found to be -π/3. One of the participants initially makes a mistake in the calculation but is corrected by the other.
  • #1
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[tex]\int_{0}^{2\pi} \frac{d\theta}{5 - 4sin\theta}[/tex]
[tex]= \oint_{C} \frac{dz/iz}{5 - \frac{2z}{i} - \frac{2}{iz}}[/tex]
[tex]= - \oint_{C} \frac{dz}{2z^{2} - 5iz - 2}[/tex]
[tex]= - \oint_{C} \frac{dz}{(4z - 8i)(49 - 2i)}[/tex]
[tex]z_{1} = 2i, z_{2} = \frac{1}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Res = \left|\frac{1}{4z - 2i} \right|_{z = 2i} = \frac{1}{6i}[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow 2\pi i(\frac{1}{6i})(-1) = \frac{-\pi}{3}[/tex]

The answer is 2pi/3, but I can't seem to get it.
 
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  • #2
hi geft! :smile:

(have a pi: π :wink:)

isnt it plus 2 on the third line? :redface:
 
  • #3
Oh man, I feel so stupid. This has been driving me crazy all day. Thanks a lot! :)
 

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