Order, subgroups and Lagrange's theoremEdexcel A-Level Further Maths: Mind map
Orders
Subgroups
Lagrange's theorem
orders and subgroups
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Lagrange
Consequences
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Exam questions on Order, subgroups and Lagrange's theorem
- The set under multiplication modulo 11 is a group.Find a subgroup of of order , listing its elements.2 marks
- is a finite group of order .An element of has order . Explain why must be cyclic.2 marks
- The symmetries of an equilateral triangle form a group of order under composition. Its elements are the identity , a rotation through , the rotation through , and three reflections .State, with justification, the orders of , and .3 marks
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).