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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 102 3 b Solution by
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Choose the root basisIn the usual invariant inner product, each simple root has squared length , while and . The labeled Dynkin diagram is therefore the following chain, with a single bond between adjacent nodes:It is type , equivalently the A3 root system. To check the root basis explicitly, the corresponding positive roots are ; these and their negatives are all twelve roots.
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