Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2005 / ia / Paper 1 / 5C / iv / Solution

For $z\ne 0$, rationalizing the denominators gives $1/z=(x-iy)/(x^2+y^2)$ and $1/\overline{z}=(x+iy)/(x^2+y^2)$. Their imaginary parts cancel, soThis also follows because the summands are complex conjugates.