Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / ib / Paper 3 / 4A / a

On $\mathbb{C}\setminus [-1,1]$, the chosen branch of a multivalued function is characterized by $f(z{)}^2=z^2-1$ and $f(x)>0$ for $x>1$; equivalently $f(z)/z\to 1$ as $z\to \infty$. Define $h(z)=-f(-z)$. Then $h(z{)}^2=z^2-1$ and $h(z)/z\to 1$ at infinity, so uniqueness of the normalized holomorphic square root gives $h=f$. Therefore $f(-z)=-f(z)$.