Analyzing Analyticity of Complex Function

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Hi there. I have to study the analyticity for the complex function:

f(z)=\frac{y-ix}{x^2+y^2}

The exercise suggest me to use polar coordinates. So, I do this kind of exercise using a theorem that says that if the function acomplishes the Cauchy-Riemann conditions, and the partial derivatives are continuous in the vecinity of a point, then its analytical in that region.

At first glance I would say its analytical over the entire complex plane except at the point zero, because its a division between polynomials, and the denominator is zero at zero. But I tried to demonstrate it as the exercise suggests me using polar coordinates.

So this is what I did:

e^{i\theta}=\cos\theta+i\sin\theta
Then
-ie^{i\theta}=-i \cos\theta+\sin\theta

And
f(z)=\frac{y-ix}{x^2+y^2}=<br /> \frac{-\rho ie^{i\theta}}{\rho^2}=\frac{\sin\theta-i\cos\theta}{\rho}

The Cauchy-Riemann conditions in polar coordinates are

\frac{\partial u}{\partial \rho}=\frac{1}{\rho}\frac{\partial v}{\partial \theta}
\frac{\partial v}{\partial \rho}=\frac{-1}{\rho}\frac{\partial u}{\partial \theta}

And for my function I got:
\frac{\partial u}{\partial \rho}=\frac{-1}{\rho^2}\sin\theta
\frac{\partial v}{\partial \theta}=\frac{1}{\rho}\sin\theta

\frac{\partial v}{\partial \rho}=\frac{1}{\rho^2}\cos\theta
\frac{\partial u}{\partial \theta}=\frac{1}{\rho}\cos\theta

So to acomplish Cauchy Riemann I should get:

\frac{-1}{\rho^2}\sin\theta=\frac{\partial v}{\partial \theta}=\frac{1}{\rho^2}\sin\theta \rightarrow -\sin\theta=\sin\theta

And

\frac{1}{\rho^2}\cos\theta=\frac{-1}{\rho^2}\cos\theta\rightarrow \cos\theta=-\cos\theta

Then it isn't analytical over the entire complex plane, which contradicts the assumption that I've made at first, so what did I do wrong?
 
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You did nothing wrong. The function is indeed not analytic anywhere.
 
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