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Homework Statement
Let n [tex]\geq[/tex]1. Let <a1,...,as> [tex]\in[/tex]Sn be a cycle and let [tex]\sigma[/tex][tex]\in[/tex]Sn be arbitrary. Show that
[tex]\sigma\circ[/tex] <a1,...,as> [tex]\circ[/tex][tex]\sigma^{-1}[/tex] = <[tex]\sigma[/tex](a1),...,[tex]\sigma[/tex](as)> in Sn.
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The Attempt at a Solution
As the title says, i believe this is a theorem regarding that the inverse permutation is the effect of a conjugation of a permutation by a permutation in a permutation group. Does anyone know a proof for this or where to find one?