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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 ii Paper 1 2I Solution by
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The planar Brouwer fixed-point theorem says every continuous has a fixed point. The equivalent no-retraction theorem says no continuous restricts to the identity on . A fixed-point-free map gives a retraction by extending the ray from through to the boundary; a retraction followed by the antipodal map gives a fixed-point-free self-map.
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