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ID: past-exam-of-the-geometry-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2008/a/4/ii/solution
Past exam of the geometry course of the University of Oxford 2008 A 4 ii Solution by
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For the sphere, choose the inward normal so that the second fundamental form is . Both principal curvatures are , giving ; the outward choice reverses both signs and gives the same product.
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