Solution

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For a regular smooth curve passing through , the complex tangent of its image is . When , both tangents are multiplied by the same nonzero complex number. Multiplication rescales lengths by and rotates every direction by , so the difference of tangent arguments is unchanged. Hence the analytic function defines a conformal map at : oriented angles, and therefore ordinary angles between the curves, are preserved. The nonzero derivative condition also ensures that the image tangents are nonzero.

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