 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Triangulate $X$ and adjoin one new vertex joined to every simplex; the resulting simplicial complex realizes the <simplicial cone>[cone] $CX$. The cone contracts to its apex, so
$$
\boxed{H_0(CX)\cong\mathbb Z,\qquad H_i(CX)=0\ (i>0)}.
$$

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