Contemporary Abstract Algebra
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Author: Joseph Gallian
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 3, Problem 11E
Determine all elements of finite order in R*, the group of nonzeroreal numbers under multiplication.
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Contemporary Abstract Algebra
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