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

The cubic terms are the expansion of $(z+\overline{z}{)}^3=(2x{)}^3$. Subtracting $\overline{z}=x-iy$ therefore givesHere the expression is a polynomial in $z$ and its complex conjugate, rather than a holomorphic polynomial in $z$ alone.