contour integral and branch cut question

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Any ideas on how to approach this kind of question?? What does the question means I for each of the branches?? enter image description here

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With the branch cut along the positive real axis, we have

$$z^{1/5}=R^{1/5}e^{i\phi/5}e^{i2n\pi/5}$$

for $n=0,1,2,3,4$. The index $n$ defines the branches.

Hence, we have

$$I_n=-R^{6/5}e^{i2n\pi/5}\int_0^{2\pi} e^{i6\phi/5}\,d\phi$$

Can you finish now?