Part A-
1. Establish or each of the following statements as being true false. Justify each answer fully.
(a) Z5 ⊕ Z12 ≅ Z60
(b) Z5 ⊕ Z10 ≅ Z50
(c) Z12 ⊕ Z4 ≅ Z24 ⊕ Z2
(d) U(180) ≅ U(112)
2. (a) Express U(77) as an external direct product of groups of the form Zn in three different ways.
(b) Express Aut(Z55) as Zm ⊕ Zn for some m and n.
3. Suppose φ is an isomorphism from Z5 ⊕ Z11 to Z55, and φ(2, 3) = 4. Find the element that φ maps to 1.
4. Give an example of an infinite non-Abelian group with precisely six elements of finite order.
5. Find two (distinct) subgroups of order 30 in Z50 ⊕ Z60.
6. Determine the number of elements of order 10 and the number of cyclic subgroups of order 10 in Z20 ⊕ Z15.
Part B-
1. Determine the order of each of the following elements in the respective products of groups (D30 denotes the dihedral group of order 60 which is generated by a, b where b is a reflection and a is a rotation).
element
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product
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order
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(23, 9)
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Z30 ⊕ Z22
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(23, 9)
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Z30 ⊕ U(22)
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(19, a15)
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U(30) ⊕ Z22
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2. For each of the following pairs of groups G1, G2, determine the number of elements in the direct product G1 ⊕G2 of the given order (D3 is the dihedral group of order 6).
G1
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G2
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k
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Number of elements in G1 ⊕G2 of order k
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Z6
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Z12
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4
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U(10)
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U(13)
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4
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D3
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Q8
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6
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3. Find the order of each of the following elements n the respective groups:
Note: In the table below, the dihedral group Dn is generated by a rotation a of order n and a reflection b, that is Dn = (a, b).
Group
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Element
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Order
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Z30 ⊕ Z15
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(13, 13)
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Z30 ⊕ Z15
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(14, 13)
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Z30 ⊕U (15)
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(13, 13)
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D10 ⊕U (15)
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(a2b1, 13)
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