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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 ii Paper 2 19F iii Solution by
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Use the given square-class assignments and , . The character values, in the specified class order, areFor example the fourth entry of is , and that of is . A class of centralizer order has size , so a character norm is the sum of its squared moduli divided by these centralizer orders. ThereforeBoth are genuine characters by their symmetric/exterior-square construction. A character norm is the sum of squares of its irreducible multiplicities, so both characters are irreducible.
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