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‘The University of Edinburgh ‘College of Science and Engineering Mathematics 4 Honoars -MATH10079 Group Theory Monday, 21" May 2018 1430-1630 Chairman of Examiners ~DrA Olde Dasthuis Extemal Examiner ~ Professor G Brown Credit willbe given forthe best THREE answers Calculators and other ‘A scientific calculator is permitted inthis examination. lactronie aids ‘tmust not be a graphical calculator. |tmust not be able ‘o communicate with any other device. ‘This examination will be marked anonymously MATHL0079| Group Theory 1 (4) This question, please state clearly any results from the course which you use in your solutions, (e) Let A,B be groups, and let 0: A+ B be a surectve group homomorphism, et G'be a subgroup of B. Prove that @~"(C) is a normal subgroup of A if and only iC is a normal subgroup of B. (You do not need to prove that. @-"(C) is ‘a subgroup of A.) [8 marks] (b) Let @ be a group of order 2079 = 27 x 7x 11 (i) Prove that G hes normal subgroup of order 11. (4 marks} (@) Prove that @ has a normal subgroup of order 231. You may use without proof the fact that any group of order 27 has a normal subgroup of order 3 [6 marks} (6) Lot By be the ficld with 2 elements (hat is, F isthe ring of integers modulo 2), and let tay (632) eacers 001, (@) Prove that Gis a subgroup of GLa(P), the group of invertible 3x3 matrices with etic ia Fs {3 marksl (i) Find all elements 9 € @ so that 9 has order two {8 marks} (ii) Let Dg = (oat = 6 = (ab)? ¢) be the dihedral oup with 8 elements 1s @® Dy? Jusily your answer with «proof (6 marks] Please turn ovr MATH10070 Group Theory 2 2) (0) Let G = B/(fisfanfa), where fy = (5,18,5), fe = (8,35,25), and fy = (6,-5,-19) (i) Iethey exist, find a,c € N 20 that a |B | cand 20 thet G& Ca x Gx Ce If much ob do not ere, explain why not [4 meek] i) Wha isthe largest integer MT s0 that Cy s isomorphic to a @? Justify your answer (ii) How many elements of G have order M, where MT isthe integer you found sn pat i)? (a marke) (©) () Suppose that 1” and Kare normal subgroups of a group G oo that NOK = {e). Prove that nk = hn forall n € N and K€ K. (4 marks) (W) Let pani gbe primes with 9 < pand let G bea group of order pg. Suppose ‘that G aso unique subgroup of order q. Prove that G is abelian. State cently sny theorems that you use in your proof (7 marks) (Ui) Are al groups of order pg, where q

1) and let H be a proper subgroup of G.I Hf = NolH), can Hf appear in a compestion srs for G7 Expain your answer. (4 marks] (ii) Let be Brite group and et p be prime. If @, GY are Sylow psubgroups FG, show that No(Q) is conjugate to No(Q) [8 marks) (©) ba ‘Sand suppose that fehalh ethan aie= is a compostion sris for H. Is it possible to have some Hy, © $3? If 0, ind ‘such « composition sels; if nat, explain why not [s marks] [Please turn ovr MATHI007o Group Theory 4 (4) Let p be prime, and tet G= (Zi) = (weZ: 1s m< pF and gedln,?) = 1}, under the operation », where a b= ab mod # Let H = (Z,)" = {0,...,p~1}, under the operation of multiplication mod p. Define 6: GH by (a) =a mod p In this question, you may astume without proof that @ and #Y are groups and that is a group homomorphism. (s) Prove or disprove that the image of is cyclic. [5 marks) (8) Prove or disprove thatthe kernel of ¢ is eylic. (5 marks) (0 or which Get? State ty any heme ou wn in our pon {@) Prove that if y : G+ H is any group homomorphism. then ker © ker. ‘Conclude that there isa group homomorphism x: H~+ Hf so that x8 {e marks} (e) Prove that & generates (2/49) [4 marks} (find the inverse of 11 in (2/25). {3 marks] [Bra of Paper)

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