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126 III Homology of Polyhedra<br />

with i1 : A → CA given by x ↦→ [x,1] and i: A → X the <strong>in</strong>clusion;<br />

c<br />

A<br />

��<br />

∗<br />

i<br />

i<br />

��<br />

X<br />

c<br />

��<br />

��<br />

X/A<br />

with c: A →∗the constant map and c = q: X → X/A the quotient map.<br />

Let p: CA → X/A be the constant map to the po<strong>in</strong>t [a0] that is identified with A<br />

<strong>in</strong> X/A. S<strong>in</strong>ceqi = pi1, there exists a unique map ℓ: X ∪CA → X/A such that the<br />

follow<strong>in</strong>g diagram is commutative:<br />

A<br />

i1<br />

��<br />

CA<br />

i ��<br />

X<br />

i1 ¯<br />

ī ��<br />

q<br />

��<br />

X ∪CA ����<br />

���ℓ<br />

��<br />

p<br />

����<br />

� ��<br />

��<br />

X/A<br />

Now we must f<strong>in</strong>d a function � ℓ: X/A → X ∪CA such that � ℓℓ ∼ 1X∪CA and ℓ � ℓ ∼ 1 X/A.<br />

With this <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, we consider the homotopy<br />

H : A × I → X ∪CA , (x,t) ↦→ [x,1 − t]<br />

and apply the Homotopy Extension Property of (X,A) to get a cont<strong>in</strong>uous function<br />

G: A × I −→ X ∪CA<br />

whose restriction to A×{0} co<strong>in</strong>cides with i1 andsuchthatG(i×1I)=H. Themap<br />

g: A −→ X ∪CA , g = G(−,1)<br />

is homotopic to the <strong>in</strong>clusion i: X → X ∪ CA andissuchthat,foreveryx ∈ A,<br />

g(x)=[x,0], the vertex of the cone CA. S<strong>in</strong>ceX/A is a pushout space, there exists a<br />

unique map<br />

�ℓ: X/A −→ X ∪CA

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