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ASSIGNMENT-1/2014
GROUP - A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following:
i) Let G be a Group and a, b G. Then (a
1
b)
1
is equal to
a) ab
1
b) b
1
a
c) a
1
b
1
d) b
1
a
1
ii) The set {[2], [4], [6], [8]} is a group under multiplication modulo 10. The identity element of
the group is
a) [2] b) [4]
c) [6] d) [8]
iii) Let G be a nite group of even order. Then the number of elements of order 2 in G is
a) 2 b) 4
c) even d) odd
iv) The generators of the cyclic group (Z, +) are
a) 1, -1 b) 0, 1
c) 0, -1 d) 2, -2
v) Let f : G H be a group homomorphism. Then Im(f) is a
a) Cyclic subgroup of G b) Cyclic subgroup of H
c) Normal subgroup of G d) Normal subgroup of H
vi) The number of elements of order 8 in a cyclic group of order 8 is
a) 1 b) 8
c) 2 d) 4
vii) In the group S
3
of all permutations on {1, 2, 3}; the inverse of

1 2 3
2 3 1

is
a)

1 2 3
1 2 3

b)

1 2 3
1 3 2

c)

1 2 3
3 1 2

d)

1 2 3
3 2 1

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viii) The number of unit elements of the ring (Z, +, ) is
a) 2 b) 3
c) 1 d) innite
ix) Let Z be the set of all integers and be a binary operation on Z dened by ab = a+b+10
for all a, b Z. The identity element of the group (Z, ) is
a) 0 b) 10
c) -10 d) 1
x) Let Z be the set of all integers and be a binary operation on Z dened by ab = a+b+1
for all a, b Z. Then the inverse of the element 5 is
a) 5 b) -5
c) -6 d) -7
xi) In an Abelian group (a) = 5 and (b) = 7. Then (ab)
14
is equal to
a) a b) a
1
c) b d) ab
GROUP - B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
2. Prove that a group (G, ) is commutative if and only if (a b)
2
= a
2
b
2
, for all a, b G.
3. Prove that the identity element of a group is unique.
4. Let (G, ) be a group and a G. Prove that there exists an unique element b G such
that a b = b a = e, where e

is the identity element of G.

5. Let (G, ) be a group and a G such that (a) = n.
(a) If a
m
= e for some positive integer m, then prove that n divides m.
(b) Prove that for every positive integer t, (a
t
) =
n
gcd(t,n)
.
6. Consider all the complex roots of the equation x
n
= 1. Show that they form a group under
the usual complex multiplication.
7. Let U
9
= {[a] Z
9
: 0 < a < 9 and gcd(a, 9) = 1}. Show that U
9
forms a group under
multiplication modulo 9.
8. Find the order of [3] in U
14
.
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9. Let (G, ) be a group and a, b G. Suppose that a
2
= e and a b
4
a = b
7
. Prove that
b
33
= e.
10. In the group Z
15
nd the order of the following elements: [5], [8] and [10].
11. Let G be a group and a G. If (a) = 24, then nd out (a
4
), (a
7
) and (a
10
).
12. Let G = {a R : 1 < a < 1}. Dene a binary operation on G by a b =
a+b
1+ab
for all
a, b G. Show that (G, ) is a group.
13. Find out the order of each element in the Group S
3
.
14. Find out the inverse element of (123) S
3
.
15. Find out the order of the permutation (1234)(56) S
6
.
16. Find out the inverse of the permutation (1234)(56) S
6
.
17. Prove that intersection of any two subgroup of a group G is also the subgroup of G.
18. Give a counterexample to show that union of two subgroups of G is not necessarily a
subgroup of G.
19. Let G be a group and H be a nonempty nite subset of G. Then H is a subgroup of G if
and only if for all a, b H, ab H.
20. Let (G, ) be a group and a G. Then the Centraliser of a is dened by C(a) = {x
G : x a = a x}. Prove that C(a) is a subgroup of G.
21. Let (G, ) be a group. The Center of the group G is dened by Z(G) = {x G : g x =
x g for all g G}. Prove that Z(G) is a subgroup of G.
22. If G is a commutative group , then prove that H = {a G : a
2
= e} is a subgroup of G.
23. Show that every cyclic group is commutative. Give a counterexample to show that every
commutative group is not cyclic.
24. Show that the 7 th roots of unity form a cyclic group. Find all the generators of this
group.
25. Prove that every subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic.
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26. Let H be a subgroup of a nite group G. Prove that the order of H divides the order of G.
27. Let H be a subgroup of a group G. Then prove that {aH : a G} forms a partition of G.
28. Prove that every group of prime order is cyclic.
29. Let G be a group of nite order n and a G. Then (a) divides n and a
n
= e.
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