First Long Exam in Math 2203

Instructor: John Patrick Sta. Maria December 2011

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Instructions: This is a closed note/book exam. Show necessary solutions for full credit. Use only pens with black or blue ink. I. True or False. Write your answer on the boxes provided. 1. A group has at least one identity element. 2. If is an associative operation on S, then a (b c) = (b c) a for all a, b, c S. 3. A group consisting of four elements is abelian. 4. Every group has at least two subgroups. 5. Cyclic groups are abelian. 6. Abelian groups are cyclic. 7. In a group G, , if a b = c a, then b = c. 8. Subgroups of an abelian group are abelian. 9. If the subgroups of G are all abelian, then G is abelian. 10. If H and K are subgroups of G, then H K is a subgroup of G. Answers here

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II. Let G = Z. On G, dene the binary operation a 1. Show that G,

on G as

b := a + b + 4.

is an abelian group. x 4 = 1.

2. In G, solve for x in the equation 3

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III. Let G be a group. If G is abelian, show that the mapping : G G dened by ( g) = g1 is an isomorphism.

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IV. Given a group G. Let H = { x G : x = x 1 } be the set of all elements of G which are self-inverses. Prove that H is an abelian subgroup of G.

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V. Let G = Z18 . Determine the distinct subgroups of G and sketch the lattice diagram for G. What are the generators of G?

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