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Juanriq
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Salutations all, just stuck with the starting step, I want to see if I can take it from there.
Let G be a group and let N be a subgroup of G. Prove that the set [itex] g^{-1}Ng [/itex] is a subgroup of G.
Thanks in advance!
Homework Statement
Let G be a group and let N be a subgroup of G. Prove that the set [itex] g^{-1}Ng [/itex] is a subgroup of G.
The Attempt at a Solution
Well, I'm going to have to show that [itex] g^{-1}Ng [/itex] is closed and contains an inverse. Do I start by saying that [itex] g \in G [/itex] and [itex] n \in N [/itex], therefore [itex] n \in G [/itex] as well as [itex] g^{-1} \in G [/itex]. The fact that G is a group means that combining these terms under the operation will still fall in G because it is closed. Also, for inverses, the element [itex] n^{-1}\in G [/itex] so I can take [itex] g^{-1}n^{-1}g [/itex] as the inverse?Thanks in advance!