Practice 2
Practice 2
Practice 2
2. Prove that if a group contains exactly one element of order 2, then that element is in the
center of the group.
3. Let φ : G −→ G0 be a surjective homomorphism.
(a) Assume G is cyclic. Show that G0 is also cyclic.
(b) Assume G is abelian. Show that G0 is also abelian.
7. Prove that the product of two infinite cyclic groups is not infinite cyclic.
8. Prove that Z(GLn (R)) = {cIn : c ∈ R, c 6= 0}.
9. Prove that Z(G1 × G2 ) = Z(G1 ) × Z(G2 ).
10. Let G be a group containing normal subgroups of orders 3 and 5 respectively. Prove that
G contains an element of order 15. Can you generalize this fact?
11. Let G be a group of order n, where n = ab for some integers a and b. Let H, K be
subgroups of G, of orders a and b respectively, such that H ∩ K = {e}. Prove that
HK = G. Is G isomorphic to H × K?
12. Identify the quotient group R× /P , where P denotes the subgroup of positive real numbers.
13. Consider H = {1, −1, i, −i} as a subgroup of G = C× . Describe the cosets of H in G,
and prove that G/H ∼
= G.
14. What is the product of all nth roots of unity in C.