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I am sure this is very simple but I m kind of confused here.
What is this product equal to and what's the order of the permutation?
(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) (3 6 7 4 2 5 1)
I thought it was (3 7 5 2 6 1 4) but I am reading somewhere that it should be (137)(265)(4) and hence has order 3.
Why is this "(3 7 5 2 6 1 4)" not correct? I mean I thought I had to start with the last cycle and do 3-->6, in the first cycle, 6-->7
and then 7-->4, in the first cycle, 4-->5,...
So I would get something like (3 7 5 ...
I am very confused here, help
What is this product equal to and what's the order of the permutation?
(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) (3 6 7 4 2 5 1)
I thought it was (3 7 5 2 6 1 4) but I am reading somewhere that it should be (137)(265)(4) and hence has order 3.
Why is this "(3 7 5 2 6 1 4)" not correct? I mean I thought I had to start with the last cycle and do 3-->6, in the first cycle, 6-->7
and then 7-->4, in the first cycle, 4-->5,...
So I would get something like (3 7 5 ...
I am very confused here, help