Solution

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For complex differentiability at a point, the derivative must have the same value along real and imaginary increments. Along real increments it equals , while along imaginary increments it equals . Equating real and imaginary parts gives the Cauchy-Riemann equations
For the given real part,
Integrating the Cauchy-Riemann equations gives a harmonic conjugate
This open set is open and connected; is holomorphic there with derivative . The origin must be excluded because the real part is undefined there. On this connected open set, any other harmonic conjugate differs by a real constant: the Cauchy-Riemann equations make both partial derivatives of the difference zero.

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