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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2017 ib Paper 1 2A Solution by
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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 equationsFor the given real part,Integrating the Cauchy-Riemann equations gives a harmonic conjugateThis 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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