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Find the residues of f(z)\, at all its isolated singular points and at infinity (if infinity is not a limit point of singular points), where f(z)\, is given by

f(z) = \cot^3(z)\,

This has poles at z=n\pi, n\isin \mathbb{Z}\, of multiplicity k=3\,.

Use the formula \mathrm{Res}_{z=z_0} f(z) = \frac{1}{(k-1)!}\lim_{z\to z_0} \frac{d^{k-1}}{{dz}^{k-1}}\left[(z-z_0)^k f(z)\right]\,

\mathrm{Res}_{z=n\pi} =\frac{1}{2} \lim_{z\to n\pi} \frac{d^2}{{dz}^2} (z-n\pi)^3 f(z) = \frac{1}{2} \lim_{z\to n\pi}  \frac{d^2}{{dz}^2} \left[ \frac{(z-n\pi)\cos z}{\sin z} \right]^3 = ... = -1\,


In this case infinity is a limit point of singular points, so there is no residue at infinity.


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