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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 136 4 a i Solution by
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One direction follows by restriction. Conversely, suppose is a Non-Archimedean absolute value. Then for every integer . For , the binomial theorem and the ordinary triangle inequality giveTaking th roots and letting yields the ultrametric inequality for . Thus an extension of an absolute value is non-Archimedean exactly when its restriction is.
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