Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / ib / Paper 2 / 12 / 12.1G / Solution

Apply the residue theorem to $f(z)/(z-w{)}^{n+1}$; its residue at $w$ is $f^{(n)}(w)/n!$, which proves Cauchy's derivative formula.

For a compact subdisc choose a slightly larger contour still inside $D(a,R)$. Cauchy's derivative formula bounds the supremum of $g_k^{(n)}-g^{(n)}$ on the smaller disc by a fixed constant times the supremum of $g_k-g$ on the contour. Local uniform convergence therefore passes to every derivative.

On $|z-a|=\epsilon$, $g$ has a positive minimum modulus. For large $k$, $|g_k-g|<|g|$ there. Rouché's theorem then says $g_k$ and $g$ have the same number of zeros inside, namely $m$, counting multiplicity.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.