For the symmetric group representation in part (a), the identity and three transpositions contribute to . The two 3-cycles contribute . ThusMore generally, the central average of representation matrices at squares commutes with the representation, because conjugation permutes the summands. For a complex irreducible representation, Schur's lemma therefore gives . Taking the trace yields , proving the claimed formula under its correct hypotheses.
For the Klein four-group there is no two-dimensional irreducible representation, as established in part (b). Its genuine one-dimensional irreducibles have and , so .
If the intended alternative is the real quarter-turn representation of the cyclic group of order four, its squared matrices sum to . Thus in that example. This equality is a direct calculation; the complex version of Schur's lemma cannot be applied to its reducible complexification.