How to Simplify the Term for a Group Exercise?

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The discussion focuses on simplifying a mathematical expression involving group elements x, y, z, and u within a group G. The user seeks to demonstrate the Associative Law, Identity Element, and Inverse Element to transform the expression into the form z = z. The notation "\mathrm{Z\kern-.3em\raise-0.5ex\hbox{Z}}" is clarified as a German abbreviation meaning "zu zeigen," indicating that the equation must be shown to hold for all elements in the group. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding the properties of group theory to achieve the desired simplification.

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Hello

I have problems forming a term.

The exercise is:

[tex]\text{Let G be a group and } x,y,z,u \in G[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{Z\kern-.3em\raise-0.5ex\hbox{Z}}: ~ \left(x \left( \left( \left( y^{-1} \left( x^{-1} \cdot z \right) \right) ^{-1} \cdot u \right) \cdot \left( y \cdot u \right)^{-1} \right) ^{-1} \right) = z[/tex]

I kwon that I have to show that:

i.) Associative Law

ii.) Identity Element

iii.) Inverse Element

If I look the term it is clear that I have to form it such that I only have z=z and the other elements x,y,u should be transformed into the identity because of their inverse elements.

I don't know how to form this concretely

Thanks for help
Greetings

p.s.
This is not homework or something like that. I want to dish my mathematical tools :)
 
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I'm not sure I understand your question. What does "[itex]\mathrm{Z\kern-.3em\raise-0.5ex\hbox{Z}}:[/itex]" mean?

I'm going to assume you want to show that the equation you posted holds for all x,y,z,u. In which case, notice that, for any a,b in G, [itex](ab)^{-1} = b^{-1} a^{-1}[/itex].
 
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I'm not sure I understand your question. What does "" mean?

This is German and means "zu zeigen" - "has to be shown". This abbr. is often in the beginning of a theorem or an implication in it.
 

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