Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2019 / ii / Paper 1 / 19I / b / i / Solution

Let $G=C_3=⟨g⟩$ and let $e_0,e_1,e_2$ be the standard basis of its real regular representation, with $g{e}_j=e_{j+1}$ modulo three. SetBoth are invariant, they are orthogonal, andThe line $U$ is the trivial representation. On the plane $W$, the generator acts as a rotation through $2\pi /3$. Such a rotation has no real eigenline, so $W$ has no nonzero proper invariant real subspace and is irreducible.