Mutliplication table of quotient groups

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Homework Statement


Write the multiplication table of C[tex]_{6}[/tex]/C[tex]_{3}[/tex]
and identify it as a familiar group.


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The Attempt at a Solution


C[tex]_{6}[/tex]={1,[tex]\omega[/tex],[tex]\omega^2[/tex],[tex]\omega^3[/tex],[tex]\omega^4[/tex],[tex]\omega^5[/tex]}
C3={1,[tex]\omega[/tex],[tex]\omega^2[/tex]}
The cosets are C3 and [tex]\omega^3[/tex]C3
I just need help making the multiplication table.
 
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I'm assuming [itex]C_n[/itex] and [itex]C^n[/itex] both refer to the cyclic group of order n, since that's the impression I get from your post.

if you meant for [itex]C_6[/itex] to be generated by [itex]\omega[/itex], then you should have [itex]C_3 = \{1,\omega^2,\omega^4\}[/itex] because otherwise [itex]C_3[/itex] is not a group. Then the cosets should be [itex]C_3[/itex], [itex]\omega C_3[/itex].

What exactly are you having trouble with? As you said yourself the group [itex]C_6/C_3[/itex] has exactly two elements ([itex]C_3[/itex] and [itex]\omega C_3[/itex]), so the following four are the possible products you need to compute and insert in the multiplication table:
[tex]C_3 \times C_3[/tex]
[tex]C_3 \times \omega C_3[/tex]
[tex]\omega C_3 \times C_3[/tex]
[tex]\omega C_3 \times \omega C_3[/tex]
 
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