Question

Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Justify your answer with a short proof or a counter example.

(a) Every subgroup of S3 is normal.

(b) Every abelian group is cyclic.

(c) In a ring with unity, the sum of any two units is a unit.

(d) If a field has characteristic p, p a prime, the field is finite.

(e) If every element in group has finite order, the group is finite.

12 Sep 2025
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(a) False. Not every subgroup of $S_3$ is normal. Consider the subgroup $H = \{e, (12)\}$. Conjugating by $(13) \in S_3$, we get $(13)(12)(13) = (23) \notin H$. Hence $H$ is ________ _________ _____ ____ _____.
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