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,
.