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 | | If an exact sequence begins 0 → a → b, the image of 0 is 0, which becomes the kernel of a, hence a embeds in b. |
 | | If an exact sequence ends b → c → 0, c is the kernel of the second homomorphism, and the image of the first, hence b maps onto c. |
 | | If a short exact sequence is split exact, then b is the direct product of a and c, at least up to isomorphism. |
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