Seshadripuram Educational Trust®, Bengaluru
SESHADRIPURAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi and Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)
Kadakola Industrial Area, Mysuru – 571 311
Department of Mathematics
Module – 5: Introduction To Groups Theory
1. Define group. show that fourth roots of unity is an abelian group.
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2. If G be a set of all non-zero real numbers and let then show that
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(G, *) is an abelian
3. If * is an operation on Z define by x y = x + y + 1, prove that (Z, *) is an abelian group.
4. Show that (A, .) is an abelian group where A={𝑎 ∈ 𝑄/ 𝑎 ≠ −1}and for any and a,b∈ A, a.b = a + b + ab.
5. Let A = {1,2,3}. List all the elements of the symmetric group S3 . Find the composition αβ where
1 2 3 1 2 3
𝛼=( ) 𝛽=( )
2 3 1 3 1 2
6. The symmetric group S4 consist of all permutations of the set A={1,2,3,4} What is the order of S 4? What is the
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
identity element in S4? If𝛼 = ( ) 𝛽=( ) Verify that ((𝛼𝛽)−1 = 𝛽 −1 𝛼 −1
2 4 3 1 4 2 1 3
7. If H, K are subgroups of a group G, Prove that H Ո K is also a subgroup of G. Is H U K a subgroup of G.
8. If G be a group with subgroup H and K. If IGI = 660 and IKI = 66 and K C H C G and find the possible value
for IHI.
9. Prove that intersection of two subgroups of a group G is also a subgroup of G.
10. State and prove Lagrange’s theorem.
11. Define Klein 4 – group. and if A = {e, a, b, c} then show that this is a Klein – 4 group.
12. Explain Klein - 4 group with example.
13. Define Klein 4 – group. And if A = {e, a, b, c} then show that this is a Klein – 4 group.
14. Define Klein 4 group. Verify A = {1, 3, 5, 7} is a Klein - 4 group.
15. Show that i) the identity of G is unique
i) the inverse of each element of G is unique.
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[Link] G=S4 𝑭𝒐𝒓 ∝= ( ) ,Find the subgroup H=<∝>. Determine the left cosets of in G.
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16. Prove that (Z4, +) is a cyclic group. Find all its generators.
17. Construct the multiplication table of the group (G,*) with elements {a, b, c, d, e, f} and Show that it is cyclic
* a b c d e f
a a b c d e f
b b c d e f a
c c d e f a b
d d e f a b c
e e f a b c d
f f a b c d e