OCR FP3 2012 January — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicGroups

7 The set \(M\) consists of the six matrices \(\left( \begin{array} { l l } 1 & 0
n & 1 \end{array} \right)\), where \(n \in \{ 0,1,2,3,4,5 \}\). It is given that \(M\) forms a group ( \(M , \times\) ) under matrix multiplication, with numerical addition and multiplication both being carried out modulo 6 .
  1. Determine whether ( \(M , \times\) ) is a commutative group, justifying your answer.
  2. Write down the identity element of the group and find the inverse of \(\left( \begin{array} { l l } 1 & 0
    2 & 1 \end{array} \right)\).
  3. State the order of \(\left( \begin{array} { l l } 1 & 0
    3 & 1 \end{array} \right)\) and give a reason why \(( M , \times )\) has no subgroup of order 4.
  4. The multiplicative group \(G\) has order 6. All the elements of \(G\), apart from the identity, have order 2 or 3 . Determine whether \(G\) is isomorphic to ( \(M , \times\) ), justifying your answer.