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Code No. : 8045 Sub. Code : C 11 M

M.Sc. (CBCS) DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2015.

First Semester

Mathematics

Paper I — ALGEBRA – I

(For those who joined in July 2008-2011)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10 × 1 = 10 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. Given  
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 1 3 5 6 4
Find the orbit of 1.
2. Show that Z(G) is a sub group.
3. Construct a 2-sylow sub group in S4.
4. Define a p-sylow sub group of a group G.
5. Describe the internal direct product.
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6. Write a note on the invariants of a group G.

7. Define a Euclidean ring.

8. Define a maximal ideal and a prime ideal.

9. State Gauss lemma.

10. Show that an integer monic polynomial is

primitive.

PART B — (5 × 5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).
11. (a) Determine which of the following are even
permutations
(i) (1,2,3) (1,2)
(ii) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (2,5)
Or

(b) If 0(G )  p 2 where is p is a prime number

then prove that G is abelian.
12. (a) If A, B are finite sub groups of G the prove
0 ( A ) 0( B )
that 0( A  B ) 

0 A  x Bx 1 
.

Or
(b) Prove that any group order 72 must have a
non trivial normal sub group.

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13. (a) Suppose that G is the internal direct product

of N1 , N n . Prove that for i  j ,
N1  N j  ( e ) and if a  N i , b  N j then
ab  ba .
Or
(b) Prove that if G and G ' are isomorphic
abelian groups, then for every integers G( s)
and G ' ( s) are isomorphic.

14. (a) Let R be a Euclidean ring and a, b  R .

Prove that if b  0 is not a unit in R then
d( a )  d( ab) .
Or
(b) In a Euclidean ring prove that any two
greatest common divisors of a and b are
associates.

15. (a) If f ( x ), g ( x ) are two non-zero elements of

F ( x ) then prove that
deg f ( x ), g ( x )  deg f ( x )  deg g ( x )
Or
(b) State and prove the division algorithm.

PART C — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b)

16. (a) State and prove Cayley’s theorem.

Or
(b) Derive the class equation of a finite group G.

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17. (a) State and prove Sylow’s theorem.

Or
(b) If G is a finite group, p is a prime and
P n / O(G ) , P n1 ∤ O(G ) then prove that any
two subgroups of G of order pn are
conjugate.

18. (a) Show that any finite abelian group is the

direct product of a cyclic groups.

Or
(b) Prove that two abelian groups of order p n
are isomorphic if and only if they have the
same invariants.

19. (a) State and prove the unique factorization

theorem.

Or
(b) Prove that J i  is an Euclidean ring.

20. (a) State and prove the Gauss lemma.

Or
(b) Prove that if R is a unique factorization
domain, then so is R[ x ] .
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