Prove A_4 Semidirect Product: Describe Homomorphism

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Show that A_4, the group of even permutations on 4 letters, is a semidirect product:
A_4 \cong (C_2 \times C_2) \rtimes_{\varphi} C_3


and describe explicitly the associated homomorphism:
\varphi : C_3 \rightarrow Aut(C_2 \times C_2)

thnx for help on the previous posts.
any help here and ill attempt the rest myself

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Have you tried thinking about what A_4 looks like? It's not a very complicated group.
 
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