4.II.21H

Algebraic Topology
Part II, 2005

Let XX be a simplicial complex. Suppose X=BCX=B \cup C for subcomplexes BB and CC, and let A=BCA=B \cap C. Show that the inclusion of AA in BB induces an isomorphism HAHBH_{*} A \rightarrow H_{*} B if and only if the inclusion of CC in XX induces an isomorphism HCHXH_{*} C \rightarrow H_{*} X.