Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/iii/paper-133/2/d/solution

Use the amalgam from part (c), with edge group
An odd power of belongs to , because is the index-two translation subgroup of the Klein bottle group . Similarly, an odd power of belongs to . Thus
is a reduced alternating word whose syllables lie in and . The normal form theorem for an amalgamated free product says that every nonempty reduced alternating word is nonidentity. The displayed element is therefore nontrivial for every .
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

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