Contemporary Abstract Algebra
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Author: Joseph Gallian
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 36E
Consider the set {4, 8, 12, 16}. Show that this set is a group undermultiplication modulo 20 by constructing its Cayley table. Whatis the identity element? Is the group cyclic? If so, find all of its generators.
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Contemporary Abstract Algebra
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