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UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND

FINAL EXAMINATION, 2016/2017

B.Sc. III, B.Ed III, BASS III

Title of Paper : Abstract Algebra I

Course Number : M323

Time Allowed : Three (3) Hours

Instructions

1. This paper consists of TWO (2) Sections:

a. SECTION A (40 MARKS)


Answer ALL questions in Section A.
b. SECTION B
- There are FIVE (5) questions in Section B.
- Each question in Section B is worth 20 Marks.
Answer ANY THREE (3) questions in Section B.
- If you answer more than three (3) questions in Section B, only the first
three questions answered in Section B will be marked.
2. Show all your working.

Special Requirements: None


THIS EXAMINATION PAPER SHOULD NOT BE OPENED UNTIL PERMISSION HAS BEEN
GIVEN BY THE INVIGILATOR.
SECTION A [40 Marks]: Answer ALL Questions
AI. (a) Show that, if a =b( mod n) and c == d( mod n), then ac =bd( mod n) (3)
(b) Prove that, in any group G, the identity element is unique. (3)
(c) The table on the last page may be completed to define a binary operation * on
the set G = {e, a, b, c} in such a way that (G, *) becomes a group. Assume this is
possible and compute the missing entries. (6)
(d) Let H be a proper subgroup of a group G where IGI = p2, P prime. Show that H
is cyclic. (8)

A2. Let

~)
2 3 4 5 6 7
a-
- ( 61 8 1 7 5 3 4
and

(~ ~}
2 3 4 5 6 7
/3 1 8 3 4 5 2

(a) Express a and /3 as products of disjoint cycles, and then as products of transpo­
sitions. For each of them, say whether it is an even permutation or an odd one,
(b) Calculate a-I, /3-1 a , (af3)-1
(c) Solve the equations xa /3, ay = /3
(d) Find the order of /3 and compute /32014 (20)

SECTION B: Answer any THREE Questions

QUESTION Bl [20 Marks]

BI. (a) Determine whether the set :l with respect to the binary operation

a *b= a +b 2017
is a group (7)
(b) Find the order of ~ (-1 - iv's) in Co, the multiplicative group of complex num­
bers. . (3)
(c) (i) State Lagrange's Theorem (2)
(ii) Prove Lagrange's Theorem (8)

QUESTION B2 [20 Marks]

B2. (a) Find the last (unit's) digit of the number 72017 (5)
(b) Let H =< 3 > be the subgroup of :lIS­
(i) Find all cosets of H in :lIS- (5)

1
, 2'0
(ii) Write the Cayley table for the group operation in the factor group Z15!H. (3)
(c) Prove that every subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic. (7)

QUESTION B3 [20 Marks]

B3. (a) Let H be the subset {(I), (12), (34), (12) (34)} of the group 8 4 ,
(i) Show that H is a subgroup of 8 4 , (4)
(ii) Show that H is not cyclic (4)
(b) Let: (G*) -+ (H,O) be an isomorphism of groups.
(i) Prove that, it €G is the identity element of G, then ¢(€G) is the identity element
of H. (3)
(ii) Prove that, for any 9 E G, (9- 1)¢ = (9)¢-1 (3)
(iii) Prove that K €r¢ is a normal 8ubgroup of G. (6)

QUESTION B4 [20 Marks]

B4. (a) (i) Define the term a subgroup of a gr0up. (2)


(ii) Let H be a subgroup of a group G, and let €H and €G be the identity elements of
Hand G respectively. Prove that €H = eo. (5)
(b) Show that the group lR under addition is isomorphic to lR+ under multiplication.
(7)
(c) Prove that if G is finite group of a prime order then G is cyclic. (6)

QUESTION B5 [20 Marks]

B5. (a) Show that a finite group of prime order has no proper subgroups (5)
(b) Find the greatest common divisor d of the numbers 102 and 42 and express it in
the form d = 102m + 42n for some m, n, E Z (4)
(c) Let G be the set of all 2 x 2 matrices of the form

[~ ~ l,
where a, b, CEQ, ac =f. O.
(i) Show that, with respect to matrix multiplication, G is a group. (5)
(ii) Let QO be the mUltiplication group of non zero rational numbers.
Show that the mapping ¢ : G -+ Q(')by

2
is a group hormomorphism. '"l I (3)
.! /"'
(iii) Find the kernel of <p. (3)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ELJND OF EXAMINATION PAPER~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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* c

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a a e b
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c c b a

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