For a group G and a fixed element a ∈ G, define the subset C(a) to be the set of all elements in G that commute with a.  C(a) = {g ∈ G : ag = ga} Let G = SL(2, R). Find C  [1 1]                                          [0 1]

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For a group G and a fixed element a ∈ G, define the subset C(a) to be the set of all elements in
G that commute with a. 

C(a) = {g ∈ G : ag = ga}

Let G = SL(2, R). Find C  [1 1]
                                         [0 1]

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