Group with p elements of order 2
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Group with p elements of order 2
Let \(G\) a non-commutative group of order \(2{\rm{p}}\), where \(\rm{p}\) is a prime number. Prove that \(G\) has \(\rm{p}\) discrete elements of order \(2\)
Grigorios Kostakos
Re: Group with p elements of order 2
Since \(G\) is non-abelian, \(p\) must be odd. Since \(p\) is a prime number that divides the order of \(G\), a theorem of Cauchy implies that \(G\) has an element of order \(p\), which generates a subgroup \(H\) of order \(p\). Since \(G\) is of order \(2p\), with \(p\) being odd, it has at most one subgroup of order \(p\). Thus every element of \(G\) not in \(H\) must be of order \(2\), that is, \(G\) has \(p\) elements of order \(2\).
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