Contemporary Abstract Algebra
Contemporary Abstract Algebra
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ISBN: 9781305657960
Author: Joseph Gallian
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 23E

Show that U ( 20 ) ≠ 〈 k 〉 for any k in U(20). [Hence, U(20) is notcyclic.]

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