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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 ib Paper 2 8E c Solution by
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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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