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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2003 iii Paper 1 3 ii Solution by
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The tangent matrices areUse the derivative of conjugation from part (i), rather than assuming antisymmetry. Since , direct multiplication givesDifferentiating at zero yieldsFor the reverse order put , . The other conjugation isIts derivative at zero isBoth computations use actual curves in the special linear group; the opposite off-diagonal signs in ensure its determinant is one.
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