In: Advanced Math
Let LaTeX: GG be an abelian group. Let LaTeX: H = { g \in G \mid g^3 = e }H = { g ∈ G ∣ g 3 = e }. Prove or disprove: LaTeX: H \leq GH ≤ G.
Given that is an abelian group.
Then .
Also given that , being the identity element.
Theorem: a subset of a group is a subgroup of if and only if .
To prove :
Let
Then
Now
Since are also in is a subset of
Then .
Therefore we get
This is true for all .
Hence by using the above theorem we can conclude that
is a subgroup of , i.e, .