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13.3: Reading Questions

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    How many abelian groups are there of order \(200 = 2^3 5^2\text{?}\)

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    How many abelian groups are there of order \(729=3^6\text{?}\)

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    Find a subgroup of order 6 in \(\mathbb Z_8\times\mathbb Z_3\times\mathbb Z_3\text{.}\)

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    It can be shown that an abelian group of order \(72\) contains a subgroup of order \(8\text{.}\) What are the possibilities for this subgroup?

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    What is a principal series of the group \(G\text{?}\) Your answer should not use new terms defined in this chapter.


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