Practice Midterm 1
Question 0
0.1
- Langrange's theorem states that for any group
and subgroup , the left cosets of create an equivalence class partitioning . As a byproduct the order of divides exactly with the number of cosets known as the index, . As a formulation: $$[G:H] = \frac{\mid G\mid}{\mid H \mid}$$
0.2
- A well defined function
would be one where , for and each would only map to one . This relation can be defined as a subset of AxB, where can be shown as .
0.3
has order and group has order 24. However, is not abelian and is, thus they are not isomorphic.
Problem 1
1.1
- Such a function would be f(x)=roof(x/2).
- This would clearly get all
in the codomain, but both would map to
- This would clearly get all
1.2
- lets first check if it is an equivalence relation:
- Reflexive:
- (x,y)~(x,y):
thus this holds
- (x,y)~(x,y):
- Symmetric:
- Assume: (x,y)~(a,b), ie:
- then, we can see (a,b)~(x,y) as
- Assume: (x,y)~(a,b), ie:
- Transitive:
1. Assume (x,y)~(a,b), and (a,b)~(z,d)
2. Then we know $$xb=ya \quad and \quad ad = bz$$
3. From here we want to show (x,y)~(z,d) or $$xd=yz$$
4. Multiplying the left equation by d and right equation by y we get $$xb d=yad \quad and \quad ady = bzy$$
5. meaning
6. orwhich needed to be shown
- Reflexive:
Problem 2
2.1
- The order is easily calculated as
. Thus . Then or: - (251)(46783)(251)(46783) = (152)(47368)
2.2
The group
- Associativity met through definition of binary multiplication in modulo
- Inverses are met as all elements
s.t. have inverses in . - 1 is the multiplicative identity which is in the group.
2.3
Problem 3
3.1
3.2
G is a group with 19 (prime) elements, thus it is cyclic. This means it can be generated by some element a s.t.
Because
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3.3
Clearly,