Solved: Prove |HK|=|H||K| When H, K are Subgroups of G and H\capK = <e>

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So the problem is if H and K are subgroups of G with HK = {hk [tex]\in[/tex] G| h [tex]\in[/tex] H, k [tex]\in[/tex] K}. If we know that H[tex]\cap[/tex]K = <e>, show |HK|= |H||K|

My work so far:
h, j [tex]\in[/tex] H
k,l [tex]\in[/tex] K
i know that if hk = jl then j[tex]^{-1}[/tex]h = lk[tex]^{-1}[/tex]
But I'm not sure what to do from here.
 
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j^(-1)h belongs to H, right? What about lk^(-1)?