Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / iii / Paper 102 / 3 / b / Solution

Choose the root basisIn the usual invariant inner product, each simple root has squared length $2$, while $({\alpha }_1,{\alpha }_2)=({\alpha }_1,{\alpha }_3)=-1$ and $({\alpha }_2,{\alpha }_3)=0$. The labeled Dynkin diagram is therefore the following chain, with a single bond between adjacent nodes:It is type $D_3$, equivalently the A3 root system. To check the root basis explicitly, the corresponding positive roots are ${\alpha }_1,{\alpha }_2,{\alpha }_3,{\alpha }_1+{\alpha }_2,{\alpha }_1+{\alpha }_3,{\alpha }_1+{\alpha }_2+{\alpha }_3$; these and their negatives are all twelve roots.