Math 404
Due October 31
Chapter 9 Homework
You may need to use the facts from Exercise B in the text. (Make sure you are doing the practice problems, by the way!)
1. Suppose that G ≅ H. Show that if G is abelian, then so is H.
2. Suppose that f : G → H is an isomorphism. Show that f(a^n) = [f(a)]^n for all n ∈ N. You will need to use induction.
3. Suppose that G is the set of non-zero real numbers with the operation x * y = 3xy. Show that G ≅ ℝ*. Hint: G is a group; in G the identity element is 1/3 and the inverse of x is 1/9x. You might want to convince yourself of these facts before attempting the proof.
4. Consider the subgroup H of ℝ given by G = {a + b√2 : a, b ∈ ℤ} (you proved that this is a group in your homework from Chapter 5). Show that H ≅ ℤ × ℤ.
5. Show that the function f : S4 → S4 given by f(α) = (123)α(132) is an isomorphism from S4 onto itself. To clarify the definition (maybe), here's an example: f(134) = (123)(134)(132) = (142).