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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2003 iii Paper 18 5 ii Solution by
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Apply the inverse transpose formula to , which by definition is the transpose of . This gives . Likewise transposes to , so . Hence the triangle identities for an adjunction areThese are equalities of natural transformations; their components are exactly the two identities just proved.
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