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Homework Statement
x^2 = sigma.
The permutation sigma = (1 2 6 7 5 3 4), a cycle of length seven.
Determine x!
The Attempt at a Solution
I have tried a few times but my attempts are totally wrong. I don't know where to start! :S
I found a similar problem in the textbook. They could, by just lookin at the problem, say that there is no x for that (in the book not the one above) particular type of permutation. How? :S