Group Theory/Cosets and Lagrange's theorem

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Right cosets are defined in an analogous fashion:

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For both of these, we have the following proposition:

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Analogously, we have the following proposition:

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That is, the index is precisely the number of left cosets.

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Hence, we may also use the notation [G:H] for the number of right cosets.

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Exercises

  1. Prove that ggHgH=gH, thus establishing another formula for the equivalence relation of being in the same coset.
  2. Formulate Lagrange's theorem for right cosets, without using index notation.

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