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*I think it's 21. This would be the case if there was one cycle of size 7 and one cycle of size 3. It would take 21 permutations to reach the identity. | *I think it's 21. This would be the case if there was one cycle of size 7 and one cycle of size 3. It would take 21 permutations to reach the identity. | ||
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+ | I got the same thing as you. I just did it with trial and error. --[[User:Podarcze|Podarcze]] 21:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC) | ||
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"Category:MA453Spring2009Walther" What is the maximum order of any element in A10?
- I think it's 21. This would be the case if there was one cycle of size 7 and one cycle of size 3. It would take 21 permutations to reach the identity.
I got the same thing as you. I just did it with trial and error. --Podarcze 21:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)