Paper 4, Section II, G

Groups, Rings and Modules
Part IB, 2021

Let HH and PP be subgroups of a finite group GG. Show that the sets HxP,xGH x P, x \in G, partition GG. By considering the action of HH on the set of left cosets of PP in GG by left multiplication, or otherwise, show that

HxPP=HHxPx1\frac{|H x P|}{|P|}=\frac{|H|}{\left|H \cap x P x^{-1}\right|}

for any xGx \in G. Deduce that if GG has a Sylow pp-subgroup, then so does HH.

Let p,nNp, n \in \mathbb{N} with pp a prime. Write down the order of the group GLn(Z/pZ)G L_{n}(\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}). Identify in GLn(Z/pZ)G L_{n}(\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}) a Sylow pp-subgroup and a subgroup isomorphic to the symmetric group SnS_{n}. Deduce that every finite group has a Sylow pp-subgroup.

State Sylow's theorem on the number of Sylow pp-subgroups of a finite group.

Let GG be a group of order pqp q, where p>qp>q are prime numbers. Show that if GG is non-abelian, then qp1q \mid p-1.