Solution

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Parameterize the unit circle by . Under the Joukowski map,
Consequently its image is the ellipse
with horizontal and vertical semi-axes
Both are positive because . The horizontal axis is the major axis. The derivative is nonzero for . Also, equality of two images implies ; two distinct exterior points cannot satisfy the second factor since . Thus the exterior map is one-to-one, mapping the exterior of the unit circle conformally onto the exterior of the ellipse.

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