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ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/ib/paper-2/8e/c/solution

Yes. In finite dimension, construct a common-eigenspace decomposition by repeatedly refining with members of the family. Every proper refinement increases the finite number of summands, so finitely many maps already produce a decomposition stable under all remaining maps; diagonalize their restrictions as above.

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