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Name of the ·Paper Group Theory

Nan1e of the Course B.Sc. (H) Mathemat ics

DSC

Semester III

Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 90

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t.· (a) Derive a fon nuln for find ing the order of a
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penimtation ·of a finite set wri tten in 4is)oiat

cycle forp.1. Let P = (l,3 ,5,7 ,9) (2,4 ,6) (8,10).

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What is the sma lles t posi tive inte ger for whic·h
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(b) Let a, f3 e Sn. Pro ve that af3 is eve n if and only

if either both a, and p are eve n or both <l: an~ p

are odd.
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( c) Supp.o se H is a subg roup of Sn of odd orde r. Prove

that H is a sub grou p of A 0 •

2. (a) Let Han d K .be norm al sub grou ps of a group·G

such that H n ·K = {e}, then pro ve t4a~- the

elements of H and K com mut e. Giv e a11: e~~mple

of a non-AbeJ.ian grou p who se all subg roup s are·

/ . . .

~ normal. · 5 +-2 l
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an d su pp o se thnt N
(b) L et G be group
d H is an y su bg ro up o f 0 . Prove
.subgroup of G nn

th at N n His a no nn al su bg rou p o f G.
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Justify th is
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statement with an ex
am p le too. (s+-2-L).

d .K a re su b g ro u p s o f a g ro u p G .. If
(c ) Suppose Han
K .p ro v e th at H is
a
set o f b if , 'th en
aH is a saj>
a
. Is th e co n v er se tr ue ex ce p t w h en
su b se t o f K •

Ju st if y yo ur an sw er w it h an
an d b are. identity ?
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example. ( S:f-2;t)

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p ro v e fi rs t · is o m o rp h is m th eo re m
3. (a ) S ta te and
is is o m o rp h ic to Z 0 , · fo r all
S h o w th at Z /n Z

n EN .

o m o rp h is m from a g ro u p G onto a
. (b ) L et , be an is

gr ou p G', pr ov e th at

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if O ' iH cy cl ic .
(i) G is cy cl ic ifn nd on ly
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a, th e or de r of g iR
(ii ) fo r ni l clc 1n cn ts g e

eq ua l to or de r of cf>(g).

♦
{i) Le t G be a gr ou p, pr ov
e th at th e ma pp in g
(c )

de fin ed as

♦ (g) - g - 1 fo r al l g E G

d on ly if O is an
is an au to m or ph is m if an
51 (2-+-2,~)
Ab eli an gr ou p.

a gr ou p
(ii) Su pp os e <I> is a ho m om or ph is m fr om

G on to a gr ou p G ', pr ov e
th at

cf>(Z(G)). c Z( G ').

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nt er of G.
He re , Z( G ) de no te s th e ce
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(a) (i) Suppose:~hat G _is .a finite Abeli an grou p and

G has.no element. of order 2. Show that the

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mapping ♦ d~fined ·a-s
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~(g) = gi ·for.. all
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1s an automorphism. Is this mapp ing <J> an
automorphism when.-G is an infinite grou p _and
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has no elem ent of orde r 2? Justi fy your

answ er. 1(~~ )-

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(ii) Prov e that a homo morp hism <I> fro~n a grou p
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G onto a· group G' is one-one if and only if

ker 4> = {e}, wher e e is the ident ity ~lem ent

of G. 2..

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(b) (i) Suppose ♦ is a homo morp hism frorri a grou p

· G to a group G·' and g e ·c;, such that <f>(g) = g',

prov e that

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(ii) For c•, the muJtiplicative grou p of non-uro

complex num bers , prove that the mapping ♦

defined ·as

· cf>(z) = z 6 for all z e c•

is a hom om·o rphi sm. Also , find the .# kernel of

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cf> .
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J: 11 .;;. t :: ~ J;
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(c) (i) Prov e that -eve ry norm al sub grou p of

group G is the .kernel of a hom omo rphi ~m c,f

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G.

(ii) Suppose that <I> is a hom omo rphi ~m from

U(40) to U(40) and its kern el is give n ·by

ker ♦ = {l,9 ,17, 33}. ' If $(11 ) = 11, find

all elem ents of U(40 ) that are map ped to

[.3,, {~ {1 2-737 2,
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s. (a) Find all subgroups of order 3 in Z9 EB Z3. 7(
(b) Let G and H be finite cyclic groups. Then G ~ H

is cyclic if and only if IGI and IHI are relatively . • I

pnme. S+-21L. .. •

(c) Using the concept of external direct product,

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determine the last two digits of the nu1n~ r
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• 6. (a) Determine the number of elements of order

15 and the cyclic subgroups of order 15 in

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(b) Define the internal direct product of n normal

subgroups of a group. If a group G is the internal

direct product of a finite numb er of normal

· subgroups . .:u st
HP H 2, . •• , H 0 , then show that G is isomorphic to·
the external direct product of HI' H2;~ ••, Hn.

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le) Let G = {l,8,12,l4,18,2l,27,31 ,34,38,44,47.,5 1,53..

57,64} under the operation multiplication modulo
65. Determine the isomorphism class of the group

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