 Solution (source code)

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= Solution
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Write $a=\partial_1f_1=\partial_2f_2$ and $b=\partial_2f_1=-\partial_1f_2$. The <Cauchy-Riemann equations> give
$$
DF_x=\begin{pmatrix}a&b\\-b&a\end{pmatrix},\qquad \det DF_x=a^2+b^2.
$$
Consequently
$$
\boxed{DF_x\text{ is invertible exactly when }(\partial_1f_1(x),\partial_2f_1(x))\ne(0,0).}
$$
Equivalently, it is singular exactly when all four <partial derivatives> vanish. The sum of squares is over $\mathbb R$, so no cancellation is possible.

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