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= Solution

For every $R\in SO(4)$,
$$
\iota(R)=\begin{pmatrix}R&0\\0&1\end{pmatrix}
$$
is orthogonal with determinant one. Moreover $\iota(R_1R_2)=\iota(R_1)\iota(R_2)$ and $\iota$ is injective, so these block-diagonal matrices form an $SO(4)$ subgroup of $SO(5)$.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

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