Algebra I (Question Bank)

1. If G is a finite group and H  G is a subgroup of G such that OG  does not divide
i(H )! then prove that H contains a nontrivial normal subgroup of G.
2. Prove that any non-abelian group G of order 6 is isomorphic to S3 .
3. If G is a cyclic group of order ‘r’ and generator ‘a’ then prove that T : G  G defined by
T (a)  a t is an automorphism if and only if (r , t )  1 .
O(G )
4. If G is a finite group then prove that C a  , where N(a) is the normalizer of a.
O N ( a ) 

Show that O(G)  OZ (G)  

O(G)
5.  ON (a) , where Z(G) is the centre of the finite
N ( a ) G

group G.
6. State and prove the Orbit-Stabilizer theorem.
7. State and prove Cauchy-Frobenius theorem.
8. Prove that the number of p-sylow subgroups n p in G, for given prime p is given by
n p  1mod p  .
9. If G is a group of order pq, where ‘p’ and ‘q’ are primes with p<q and
then prove that G is cyclic and abelian.
10. If G  Q,  then show that G  G where G is a group of complex numbers of the
K
2i
form e ,  Q , under multiplication with kernel K  Z .
OG 
If G is a finite group, then show that OG   OZ G   
  O N a 
N a G

11. If G is a group with p m OG  for some prime p then prove that there exists a subgroup
of G of order p m .
12. Define solvable group. Prove that a group of order 36 is solvable but not simple.
13. Define G  Set. Let S be a G  Set and let ~ be a relation on S that is for
x, y  S , x ~ y  y  gx for some g  G . Then prove that Stabx  Staby and
oStabx   o(Staby ) .
14. If  be a Homomorphism from G onto G with kernel K and N is a normal subgroup of
 
G and N  g  G /  g   N then prove that
(i) G G
N N
G
(ii) G  K
N N
K
 15. Define solvable group. Prove that every subgroup of a solvable group is solvable.
16. If N is normal subgroup of a group G such that both N and G/N are solvable, then prove
that G is solvable.
17. If R is a ring with unity which is not necessarily commutative such that only left ideals of
R are {0} and R then prove that R is a division ring.
18. If  : R  R ' is a homomorphism then prove that
i) Ker  is an ideal of R.
ii) Im is a subring of R’.
R R
19. If R is a ring and is the quotient ring then prove that  : R  defined by
U U
 (a)  U  a is an isomorphism.
20. Define principal ideal ring. If ‘a’ is an element in a commutative ring with unity then
prove that S  ra / r  R is a principal ideal of R generated by the element ‘a’.
21. If R is a commutative ring with unity and M is an ideal of R then M is maximal ideal of R
R
if and only if is a field.
M
22. In a commutative ring with unity, prove that a maximal ideal is always a prime ideal.
23. Prove that every integral domain can be embedded in a field.
24. Let R be a Euclidean ring and a, b  R then prove that d ab  d a  if b is a unit in R.
25. If R is a Euclidean ring then prove that every element in R is either a unit in R or can be
written as the product of finite number of prime elements of R.
26. State and prove Unique factorization theorem.
27. If p is a prime number of the form 4n+1 then prove that x 2  1(mod p) .
28. Show that x 3  x 2  2 x  1 is irreducible over Q.
29. Define a division ring. Prove that the ring Q(R) of quarternions is a division ring but not
a field.
30. Define an ideal of a ring. Give an example. If U is an ideal of a ring R and
R : U   x  R / rx Ur  Rthen prove that [R:U] is an ideal of ‘R’ containing R.
31. Define a principal ideal. Prove that the ring Z of integers is a principal ideal ring.
32. If R is a commutative ring with unit element and M is an ideal of R then prove that M is
R
maximal ideal of R iff is a field.
M
33. Let R be the ring of real numbers and defined by the function  : F  R by
1
 ( f )  f   then prove that  is a homomorphism of F onto R.
2
34. Define Euclidean ring. Show that the ring Z[i] of Guassian integers is a Euclidean ring.
35. The ideal A  a0  is a maximal ideal of the Euclidean ring R if and only if a 0 is a prime
element of R.
36. Prove that a non-zero element ‘a’ in a Euclidean ring to be a unit is that d a   d 1 . Find
units in Z[i].
37. If p is a prime number of the form 4n+1 then prove that x 2  1(mod p)
38. State and prove Fermat’s theorem.
39. Prove that x 2  1 is irreducible over Q.
40. Define a division ring. Prove that the ring Q(R) of quarternions is a division ring but not a
field.
41. If U is an ideal of a ring R and R : U   x  R / rx  Ur  Rthen prove that [R:U] is an
ideal of ‘R’ containing U.
42. Let R be a ring with unity whose only right ideals are {0} and R then prove that R is a
division ring.
43. In a commutative ring with unity, prove that a maximal ideal is always a prime ideal.
44. Let R be a Euclidean ring and a, b  R then prove that d ab  d a  if b is a unit in R.
45. If p is a prime number of the form 4n+1 then prove that for some integers
‘a’ and ‘b’.
46. State Gauss lemma. Show that is irreducible over integer modulo 11.
47. State and prove Eisenstein criterion for irreducibility of a polynomial.
48. Define an ideal of a ring. Give an example to show that left ideal need not be a right
ideal.
49. If U is a left ideal of a ring R and  U   x  R / xu  0, u  U then prove that  U  is
an ideal of R.
50. An ideal of a ring Z of integers is maximal if and only if it is generated by some prime
integer.
51. Prove that every integral domain can be embedded in a field.
52. Define Euclidean ring. Show that the ring Z[i] of Guassian integers is a Euclidean ring.
53. Every Euclidean ring is a principal ideal ring.
54. Let R be a Euclidean ring and then prove that d ab  d a  if b is non-unit in R.
55. State Gauss lemma. Show that the product of two primitive polynomials is a primitive
polynomial.
56. For any prime number p, Prove that is irreducible over Q.