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Figure. Contour

the below integral is coming from M.Stein's complex analysis. chapter 3 exercise 9.

Show that $$\int_0^1\log(\sin \pi x)\text{d}x=-\log 2$$ use the contour shown in the above figure

Then I recall the definition of $\log(z)$,it must be defined on a simply connected domain $\Omega$ with $1\in \Omega$ and $0 \not\in \Omega$. In order to use the above contour to computer the integral. maybe consider $\int_{\gamma}\log(\sin \pi z)\text{dz}$,where $\gamma$ is the contour. but for $z=0$, there is no definition.

I think the author arrange the exercise here must expect the reader use residue formula to computer it. but I don't know how to. thanks very much

Laura
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