Solution

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For the standard A4 root system inside the A5 root system, let delete the fifth Dynkin label. Put for . These are precisely the five weights of the defining fundamental representation:
Since , the six projected weights of are . The first five form the dual representation , with highest weight ; the last is a singlet. Thus
For , split the fifteen weights in b into the ten pairs with and the five pairs . The former project to , the complete weight decomposition of , with highest weight . The latter project to , the complete weight decomposition of . Therefore
This restriction of a representation can also be checked without a table: , so its dual representation is , while its exterior square is . The dimensions match and .

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