(i) Show that the group On(R) of orthogonal n×n real matrices has a normal subgroup SOn(R)={A∈On(R)∣detA=1}.
(ii) Show that On(R)=SOn(R)×{±In} if and only if n is odd.
(iii) Show that if n is even, then On(R) is not the direct product of SOn(R) with any normal subgroup.
[You may assume that the only elements of On(R) that commute with all elements of On(R) are ±In.]