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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 iii Paper 151 3 b ii Solution by
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Let be a continuous surjective endomorphism. For each , inverse image under permutes the finite set of open subgroups of index at most : surjectivity preserves the index, and injectivity of the inverse-image operation follows from surjectivity. HenceIf , then for every . Part 3(a)(iii) implies , so . Thus is bijective. A continuous bijection from compact to Hausdorff is a homeomorphism, proving the Hopf property of a topologically finitely generated profinite group.
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