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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2020 ii Paper 3 15C b iv Solution by
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Now let and choose one representative from each pair . Since andthe unnormalized second-register amplitude for outcome isIf , every paired contribution cancels, so the probability is zero. If , every coefficient has magnitude two. The distinct pair values give orthogonal states, so the squared norm before the overall factor is . The probability is thereforeThus one run samples uniformly from the strings in the orthogonal complement over the binary field , which is the sampling step in Simon's algorithm.
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