What are the orders of (x,v) and (x,u²) in A x B?

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The discussion focuses on determining the orders of the elements (x,v) and (x,u²) in the direct product of groups A and B, where A = {(x,y) : x³ = y² = e, yx = xˉ¹y} and B = {(u,v) : u^4 = v² = e, vu = uˉ¹v}. It is established that both elements have orders dividing 6. Further exploration is necessary to understand the specific properties of the elements x, u, v, and y within their respective groups, particularly regarding their conjugacy relations.

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This discussion is beneficial for students and researchers in abstract algebra, particularly those studying group theory, as well as mathematicians interested in the properties of specific group elements and their interactions within direct products.

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If A = {(x,y) : x³ = y² = e, yx = xˉ¹y} and B = {(u,v) : u^4 = v² = e, vu = uˉ¹v}, how do I go about finding the orders of, say, (x,v) and (x,u²) in A x B?

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Your writing seems to be wrong: as you put it, both A and B are sets of ordered pairs, but then again you write elements of A x B as pairs of elements, NOT of pairs...I think you meant to write that A, B are groups, A generated by x, y and B by u,v with the given relations.
Then in A x B, both elements (x,v), (x, u^2) clearly have order dividing 6. The only thing left to do is to actually research deeper what exactly x,u,v,y are within those groups...(for example, in A the element of order dividing 3 is conjugate to its inverse, whereas in B the element of order dividing 4 is conjugate to its inverse...what does this mean?)
 

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