Conjugating Sylow 3-subgroups in S_4

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[SOLVED] Sylow theory

Homework Statement


Find all Sylow 3-subgroups of S_4 and demonstrate that they are all conjugate.


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The Attempt at a Solution


I found all the Sylow 3-subgroups, but I am having trouble finding the element that conjugates them. For example, how do you find the element conjugates that <(1,2,3)> and <(2,3,4)>? I could just try all the elements, but there are 24, so that is probably a bad idea...
 
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well, you can just try all elements, leave a few by symmetry.

But you'd only have to do them all once, because if you did it correct you'll see all the sylow subgroups emerge =)

If choose carefully you'll probably only have to do a bit more than there are subgroups in the class.
 
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