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Logic and Set Theory
Part II, 2011

State and prove Zorn's Lemma. [You may assume Hartogs' Lemma.] Where in your argument have you made use of the Axiom of Choice?

Show that every real vector space has a basis.

Let VV be a real vector space having a basis of cardinality 1\aleph_{1}. What is the cardinality of VV ? Justify your answer.