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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 ib Paper 2 7B Solution by
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Write the holomorphic function as , with . If then . If , differentiating the constant modulus with respect to both coordinates, and using the Cauchy-Riemann equations , , givesThe coefficient matrix has determinant , so . The Cauchy-Riemann equations then also give . Along a straight segment inside the disk, both real components have zero derivative and hence are constant. Thus is constant throughout the disk.
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