Example 8.20.  Evaluate  [Graphics:Images/IntegralsIndentedContourMod_gr_60.gif]  by using complex analysis.  

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Explore Solution 8.20.

Enter the function and  [Graphics:../Images/IntegralsIndentedContourMod_gr_68.gif]  and locate the singularities.

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Which poles lie in the upper half plane ?  Which poles lie on the real axis ?

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Compute the residues at  [Graphics:../Images/IntegralsIndentedContourMod_gr_74.gif],  and use the residue calculus to compute the value of the integral.

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