Edexcel FP2 AS 2024 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 AS (Further Pure 2 AS)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicGroups

    1. The table below is a Cayley table for the group \(G\) with operation ∘
\(а\)\(b\)\(c\)\(d\)\(e\)\(f\)
\(a\)\(d\)c\(b\)\(a\)\(f\)\(e\)
\(b\)\(e\)\(f\)\(a\)\(b\)\(c\)\(d\)
\(c\)\(f\)\(e\)\(d\)\(c\)\(b\)\(a\)
\(d\)\(а\)\(b\)\(c\)\(d\)\(e\)\(f\)
\(e\)\(b\)\(а\)\(f\)\(e\)\(d\)\(c\)
\(f\)c\(d\)\(e\)\(f\)\(а\)\(b\)
  1. State which element is the identity of the group.
  2. Determine the inverse of the element ( \(b \circ c\) )
  3. Give a reason why the set \(\{ a , b , e , f \}\) cannot be a subgroup of \(G\). You must justify your answer.
  4. Show that the set \(\{ b , d , f \}\) is a subgroup of \(G\).
    (ii) Given that \(H\) is a group with an element \(x\) of order 3 and an element \(y\) of order 6 satisfying $$y x = x y ^ { 5 }$$ show that \(y ^ { 3 } x y ^ { 3 } x ^ { 2 }\) is the identity element.
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