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GATE 2024 MA – Question 36

Complex Analysis · Analytic and Harmonic Functions · 2 marks · Multiple choice

D is the unit disk, H the upper half-plane. Over analytic f:D→H with f(0)=i/2, find sup |f′(0)|.

  1. 1/4
  2. 1/2
  3. 1
  4. 100

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Correct answer: (C) 1

Explanation

Compose with $g=(f-i/2)/(f+i/2)$, which maps D to D and fixes zero. Schwarz’s lemma bounds |g′(0)|≤1; differentiation at f(0)=i/2 gives |g′(0)|=|f′(0)|. Equality is attained by f(z)=(i/2)(1+z)/(1−z). Thus **1, C**.

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