Extend the logarithm function to all nonzero complex numbers by defining
Use this formula to prove the following properties of the complex logarithm.
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,
.
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for
an integer.
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, where
is an integer.
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.
- Proof. For these we use the definition and compute,
and
- Proof. Let
and
. Then,
- Proof. Again, we compute,
- Proof. Finally, we have