Solution

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For , the simple-coroot coordinates are and . Solving for the fundamental weights gives
Hence , , and . The weight is the fundamental weight of the short root, and its highest-weight representation is the seven-dimensional fundamental representation of . Its weights are zero and the six short roots.

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