Chapter 5 Solutions

Contemporary Abstract Algebra

Ch. 5 - Let [123456213546]and=[123456612435] . Compute...Ch. 5 - Let [1234567823451786]and=[1234567813876524] ....Ch. 5 - Write each of the following permutations as a...Ch. 5 - Find the order of each of the following...Ch. 5 - What is the order of each of the following...Ch. 5 - What is the order of each of the following...Ch. 5 - What is the order of the product of a pair of...Ch. 5 - Determine whether the following permutations are...Ch. 5 - What are the possible orders for the elements of...Ch. 5 - Show that A8 contains an element of order 15.

Ch. 5 - Find an element in A12 of order 30.Ch. 5 - Show that a function from a finite set S to itself...Ch. 5 - Prob. 13E Ch. 5 - Suppose that is a 6-cycle and is a 5-cycle....Ch. 5 - Prob. 15E Ch. 5 - If is even, prove that 1 is even. If is odd,...Ch. 5 - Prob. 17E Ch. 5 - In Sn , let be an r-cycle, an s-cycle, and a...Ch. 5 - Let and belong to Sn . Prove that is even if...Ch. 5 - Associate an even permutation with the number +1...Ch. 5 - Complete the following statement: A product of...Ch. 5 - What cycle is (a1a2an)1 ?Ch. 5 - Show that if H is a subgroup of Sn , then either...Ch. 5 - Suppose that H is a subgroup of Sn of odd order....Ch. 5 - Give two reasons why the set of odd permutations...Ch. 5 - Let and belong to Sn . Prove that 11 is an...Ch. 5 - Prob. 27E Ch. 5 - How many elements of order 5 are in S7 ?Ch. 5 - Prob. 29E Ch. 5 - Prove that (1234) is not the product of 3-cycles....Ch. 5 - Let S7 and suppose 4=(2143567) . Find . What are...Ch. 5 - My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems,...Ch. 5 - Let (a1a2a3a4)and(a5a6) be disjoint cycles in S10...Ch. 5 - If and are distinct 2-cycles, what are the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 35E Ch. 5 - Let =(1,3,5,7,9,8,6)(2,4,10) . What is the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 37E Ch. 5 - Let H=S5(1)=1and(3)=3 . Prove that H is a...Ch. 5 - In S4 , find a cyclic subgroup of order 4 and a...Ch. 5 - In S3 , find elements and such that...Ch. 5 - Find group elements and in S5 such that...Ch. 5 - Represent the symmetry group of an equilateral...Ch. 5 - Prove that Sn is non-Abelian for all n3 .Ch. 5 - Prove that An is non-Abelian for all n4 .Ch. 5 - For n3 , let H=bSn(1)=1 or 2 and (2)=1or2 .Prove...Ch. 5 - Show that in S7 , the equation x2=(1234) has no...Ch. 5 - If (ab) and (cd) are distinct 2-cycles in Sn ,...Ch. 5 - Let and belong to Sn . Prove that 1 and are...Ch. 5 - Viewing the members of D4 as a group of...Ch. 5 - Viewing the members of D5 as a group of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 51E Ch. 5 - Prob. 52E Ch. 5 - Show that A5 has 24 elements of order 5, 20...Ch. 5 - Find a cyclic subgroup of A8 that has order 4....Ch. 5 - Prob. 55E Ch. 5 - Prob. 56E Ch. 5 - Show that every element in An for n3 can be...Ch. 5 - Show that for n3,Z(Sn)=[] .Ch. 5 - Prob. 59E Ch. 5 - Use the Verhoeff check-digit scheme based on D5 to...Ch. 5 - Prob. 61E Ch. 5 - (Indiana College Mathematics Competition) A...Ch. 5 - Prob. 63E Ch. 5 - Find five subgroups of S5 of order 24.Ch. 5 - Why does the fact that the orders of the elements...Ch. 5 - Let a belong to Sn . Prove that divides n!Ch. 5 - Encrypt the message ATTACK POSTPONED using the...Ch. 5 - The message VAADENWCNHREDEYA was encrypted using...

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