Consider the action of S5 on the two-element subsets of {1,...,5}. Compute the orbit and stabilizer of {1,2} and verify that the counting formula holds in this case.

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(2) Consider the action of S5 on the two-element subsets of {1,...,5}. Compute the
orbit and stabilizer of {1,2} and verify that the counting formula holds in this case.
Transcribed Image Text:(2) Consider the action of S5 on the two-element subsets of {1,...,5}. Compute the orbit and stabilizer of {1,2} and verify that the counting formula holds in this case.
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