Solution

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Construct ensemble purifications
They have the same reduced state exactly when . By the unitary freedom of purification, this holds exactly when for a unitary . Comparing reference-basis coefficients gives the Hughston–Jozsa–Wootters theorem relation
Conversely, substituting this relation and using immediately gives .

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