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Lagrange's theorem and generatorsAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

What this mind map covers

  • Lagrange's theorem
  • Orders of elements
  • Prime order
  • Generators
  • Cyclic of order n
  • Exam tips

Exam questions on Lagrange's theorem and generators

  1. GG is a group of order 1212.
    GG contains an element gg of order 66. KK is a subgroup of GG that contains gg. Find the possible orders of KK.2 marks
  2. GG is a group of order 77.
    Explain why GG must be cyclic.2 marks
  3. G=⟨a⟩G=\langle a\rangle is a cyclic group of order 1818, with identity ee, so a18=ea^{18}=e.
    Find the order of each of a4a^4, a6a^6 and a9a^9.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).