The Beta function is defined by
B(p,q)=∫01tp−1(1−t)q−1dt
for Rep>0 and Req>0.
(a) Prove that B(p,q)=B(q,p) and find B(1,q).
(b) Show that (p+z)B(p,z+1)=zB(p,z).
(c) For each fixed p with Rep>0, use part (b) to obtain the analytic continuation of B(p,z) as an analytic function of z∈C, with the exception of the points z= 0,−1,−2,−3,…
(d) Use part (c) to determine the type of singularity that the function B(p,z) has at z=0,−1,−2,−3,…, for fixed p with Rep>0.