Splitting a complex controur integration in two. Figuring out the orientation.

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Say I have an integration

$$\int_{L_1} f(z)dz $$

that I want to write as a sum of

$$\int_{L_2} f(z)dz \quad and \quad \int_{L_3} f(z)dz $$

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$L_1,L_2$ are positively oriented. Suppose $L_3$ be defined as positively too:

If all contours are positively oriented do I get this:

$$\int_{L_2} f(z)dz + \int_{L_3} f(z)dz $$

or this:

$$\int_{L_2} f(z)dz - \int_{L_3} f(z)dz $$

Why?

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$$\int_{L_1} f(z)dz =\int_{L_2} f(z)dz+\int_{L_3} f(z)dz $$ Because you have to keep the order of visit of the points on $L_1$.

Note that the segment you had (splitting the figure in two) is visited in both orientation and therefore is not counted.