Is G\K a subgroup if K has index 2 in G?

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Lets say I have a group of index 2 and I have some subgroup K. Is it that G\K is a subgroup as well?
 
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Punkyc7 said:
Lets say I have a group of index 2 and I have some subgroup K. Is it that G\K is a subgroup as well?

That's not the sloppiest question I've ever seen posted but it's right up there. Can you rephrase that?
 
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elements of G/K are cosets gK, these are not elements of G unless K = {e}.