14.8 - Properties of Cyclic Groups
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Practice Questions
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Define a cyclic group.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between an element and the entire group.
What is the identity element in a group?
💡 Hint: Consider what you get when you operate with the identity.
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What is the defining characteristic of a cyclic group?
💡 Hint: Recall what a generator does.
True or False: Every element in a finite cyclic group has a finite order.
💡 Hint: Think about how the structure of finite groups differs from infinite ones.
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Given the group of integers modulo 7 with addition as the operation, discuss the generators and their power relations.
💡 Hint: Consider how you can reach each element from your generators.
If in a cyclic group of order 12, you find an element of order 4, what other orders are possible for elements in this group?
💡 Hint: Think about how group orders relate to different elements.
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