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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2022 ii Paper 4 12G b Solution by
Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Let be the nearest-point projection,It is continuous. The map has a fixed point by the Brouwer fixed-point theorem.
If , the identity can hold only with , because the projection of a point outside lies on its boundary. If , the hypothesis gives , so and again . Thus has a fixed point.
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