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    University of Antique

    College of Teacher Education


    Bachelor of Secondary Education
    Sibalom, Antique

    MATH 20 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA


    WILMAR A. VILLANOCHE
    BSED MATHEMATICS
    Assignment 3 - Symmetries
    1. With pictures and words, describe each symmetry in D 3 (the set of symmetries of an
    equilateral triangle).

    A A

    R0 =Rotation of 0 °

    B C B C

    A C

    R120 =Rotate

    B C counterclockwise 120 ° A B

    A B

    R240 =Rotate
    C A
    B C counterclockwise 240°

    A A
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    University of Antique
    College of Teacher Education
    Bachelor of Secondary Education
    Sibalom, Antique

    MATH 20 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA


    WILMAR A. VILLANOCHE
    BSED MATHEMATICS

    R A =Reflection of A

    B C C B

    A C

    R B=Reflection of B
    B C B A

    A B

    RC =Reflection of C

    B C A C

    2. Write out a complete Cayley table for D3. Is D3 Abelian?


    R0 R120 R240 RA RB RC
    R0 R0 R120 R240 RA RB RC
    R120 R120 R240 R0 RC RA RB
    R240 R240 R0 R120 RB RC RA
    RA RA RB RC R0 R120 R240
    RB RB RC RA R240 R0 R120
    RC RC RA RB R120 R240 R0

    D3 is a non- abelian or a noncommutative group because it is the smallest non- abelian


    group which also goes by the name S3 .

    3. In D 4 , find all elements X such that

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    University of Antique
    College of Teacher Education
    Bachelor of Secondary Education
    Sibalom, Antique

    MATH 20 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA


    WILMAR A. VILLANOCHE
    BSED MATHEMATICS
    a. X 3 =V ; ANSWER: V
    b. X 3 =R90; ANSWER: R270
    c. X 3 =R0; ANSWER: R0
    d. X 2 =R0; ANSWER: R180 , H , V , D , D'
    e. X 2 =H ; ANSWER: None
    4. Describe in pictures or words the elements of D5 (symmetries of a regular
    pentagon).

    The element of D5 are:

    R0 =Rotation of 0 °

    R1=Rotate clockwise 72 ° F A=Reflect acrossline A

    R2=Rotate clockwise 144 ° F B=Reflect across line B

    R3=Rotate clockwise 216 ° F C =Reflect across line C

    R4 =Rotate clockwise 288 ° F D =Reflect across line D

    F E =Reflect across line E


    5. For n ≥ 3, describe the elements of Dn. (Hint: You will need to consider two cases—n
    even and n odd.) How many elements does D n have?
    Dn has n notations of the form k(360 ° /n), where k= 0, . . . , n-1 . In addition, Dn has n
    reflections. When n is odd, the axes of reflections are the lines from the vertices to the
    midpoints of the opposite sides. When n is even, half of the axes of reflections are obtained
    by joining opposite vertices; the other half, by joining midpoints of opposite sides.

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