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On first glance I don't have much on this, I am leaning toward doing it by contradiction, because I don't see any direct correlation between the two topics.
 
On first glance I don't have much on this, I am leaning toward doing it by contradiction, because I don't see any direct correlation between the two topics.
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Question: '''Prove that if H has index 2 in G, then H is normal in G'''.
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Let G be a group and H be the subgroup of G.
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In order of H to be normal in G, h <math>\in</math> H and g <math>\in</math> G then, gh <math>g^(-1)</math>  <math>\in</math> H
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So, if H = { H , ah }, and if a <math>\in</math> H, then aH = H = Ha.
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If x is not <math>\in</math> H, then aH <math>\in</math> G but not H and Ha <math>\in</math> G too but not in H.
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* --[[User:Mmohamad|Mmohamad]] 22:57, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
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What do you mean by the notation H={H,ah}, I am not familiar with what this means.
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-Allen
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The subgroup H of G has two distinct cosets in G: H, and aH, for some a. aH contains all elements of G that are not in H. An element x of G either lies within H or aH. If it lies within H, then xH = H = Hx by Property 2 of the lemma in Chapter 7. Now, suppose that x does not lie within H. Then, xH must be equal to aH, since they both describe the set of elements that are in G but not H. Similarly, Hx must be equal to aH. By transitivity, xH = Hx for all x belonging to G, and therefore, H is normal in G.
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:--[[User:Narupley|Nick Rupley]] 00:20, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
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Since ord(G)/ord(H) = 2, hence there are two right coset {H, Ha} of H in G and two left coset {H, aH} of H in G where a G but a H.
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Because G=H∪Ha=H∪aH ,  H∩Ha = <math>\phi</math> and H∩aH = <math>\phi</math>.
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We can get that aH=Ha. So H is normal in G

Latest revision as of 18:00, 5 October 2008

Prove that if H has index 2 in G, then H is normal in G.

With the definition of index being the number of disticnts cosets of H in G.

On first glance I don't have much on this, I am leaning toward doing it by contradiction, because I don't see any direct correlation between the two topics.



Question: Prove that if H has index 2 in G, then H is normal in G.

Answer:

Let G be a group and H be the subgroup of G.

In order of H to be normal in G, h $ \in $ H and g $ \in $ G then, gh $ g^(-1) $ $ \in $ H

So, if H = { H , ah }, and if a $ \in $ H, then aH = H = Ha.

If x is not $ \in $ H, then aH $ \in $ G but not H and Ha $ \in $ G too but not in H.

  • --Mmohamad 22:57, 28 September 2008 (UTC)


What do you mean by the notation H={H,ah}, I am not familiar with what this means.

-Allen


The subgroup H of G has two distinct cosets in G: H, and aH, for some a. aH contains all elements of G that are not in H. An element x of G either lies within H or aH. If it lies within H, then xH = H = Hx by Property 2 of the lemma in Chapter 7. Now, suppose that x does not lie within H. Then, xH must be equal to aH, since they both describe the set of elements that are in G but not H. Similarly, Hx must be equal to aH. By transitivity, xH = Hx for all x belonging to G, and therefore, H is normal in G.

--Nick Rupley 00:20, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Since ord(G)/ord(H) = 2, hence there are two right coset {H, Ha} of H in G and two left coset {H, aH} of H in G where a G but a H. Because G=H∪Ha=H∪aH , H∩Ha = $ \phi $ and H∩aH = $ \phi $. We can get that aH=Ha. So H is normal in G

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