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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 iii Paper 115 1 e Solution by
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Yes. For any , the formuladefines the standard smooth embedding of the open Möbius band into . Replacing by leaves the displayed point unchanged. The image is the interior of a compact Möbius strip, so the embedding fails to be a proper map; this is why it does not contradict part (d).
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