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GATE 2026 MA – Question 39

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

On which domain does $f(z)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty5^{-n}\cos(nz)$ represent an analytic function?

  1. $|\operatorname{Im}z|<\ln5$
  2. $|\operatorname{Im}z|>\ln5$
  3. $|\operatorname{Re}z|<\ln5$
  4. $|\operatorname{Re}z|>\ln5$

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Correct answer: (A) $|\operatorname{Im}z|<\ln5$

Explanation

For z = x+iy, |cos(nz)| ≤ e^(n|y|). On every compact subset of |y| < ln5, terms are bounded by a summable geometric sequence (e^M/5)ⁿ, M < ln5. Local uniform convergence of entire summands gives analyticity there. **A**; outside that strip terms generally do not tend to zero.

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