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Problem says:

$(GF)^{*}=F^{*}G^{*}$ , that is, for any form $\xi$ on $P$ , $(GF)^{*}(\xi)=F^{*}(G^{*}(\xi))$

So, by hint, I showed 0-form and 1-form cases.

Let $f$ be a function on $P$ . Then $(GF)^{*}(f) = f(GF) = (fG)F = (G^{*}(f))F = F^{*}(G^{*}(f))$

Now, let $\varphi$ be a 1-form on $P$ . Then $F^{*}G^{*}(\varphi)(v)$ $= F^{*}(\varphi(G_{*}(v)))$ $= \varphi(G_{*}F_{*}(v))$ $= \varphi((GF)_{*}(v))$ $= (GF)^{*}(\varphi)(v)$

So, it remains to show that it holds for any 2 form on $M$.

I tried as follows:

$(GF)^{*}(\eta)(v,w)$ $= \eta((GF)_{*}(v),(GF)_{*}(w))$ $= \eta(G_{*}F_{*}(v),G_{*}F_{*}(w))$ $= G^{*}(\eta)(F_{*}(v),F_{*}(w))$ $= G^{*}F^{*}(\eta)(v,w)$

But this is absurd. How can I fix it?

Darae-Uri
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Hint. Set $\bar\eta := G^*(\eta)$. What is $\bar \eta (F_*(v), F_*(w))$?

AlbertH
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