Let Fp be the set of (residue classes of) integers modp, and let
G={(acbd):a,b,c,d∈Fp,ad−bc=0}
Show that G is a group under multiplication. [You may assume throughout this question that multiplication of matrices is associative.]
Let X be the set of 2-dimensional column vectors with entries in Fp. Show that the mapping G×X→X given by
((acbd),(xy))↦(ax+bycx+dy)
is a group action.
Let g∈G be an element of order p. Use the orbit-stabilizer theorem to show that there exist x,y∈Fp, not both zero, with
g(xy)=(xy)
Deduce that g is conjugate in G to the matrix
(1011)