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Find the number of permutations of order $8$ in $S_{10}$. If $sigma$ is one of them, find the number of subgroups in the subgroup generated by $sigma$.











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    Do you know about cycle decomposition? Do you know how to find the order of a permutation given its cycle decomposition?
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    I can think of ${10choose 8}=45$ for starters. That is, the $8$-cycles. But there are surely others. Oh yeah, you can change their order. So, multiply by $8!$?
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    @Chris Custer, no, you multiply by $7!$. Once you choose the image of $7$ elements in the cycle the last element has just one option.
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    @Mark actually I think the reason is you can cyclically permute each $8$-cycle $8$ ways
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Find the number of permutations of order $8$ in $S_{10}$. If $sigma$ is one of them, find the number of subgroups in the subgroup generated by $sigma$.











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    Do you know about cycle decomposition? Do you know how to find the order of a permutation given its cycle decomposition?
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    Jan 22 at 19:42








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    Where is your input?
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    I can think of ${10choose 8}=45$ for starters. That is, the $8$-cycles. But there are surely others. Oh yeah, you can change their order. So, multiply by $8!$?
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    – Chris Custer
    Jan 22 at 19:51








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    $begingroup$
    @Chris Custer, no, you multiply by $7!$. Once you choose the image of $7$ elements in the cycle the last element has just one option.
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    – Mark
    Jan 22 at 19:56










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    @Mark actually I think the reason is you can cyclically permute each $8$-cycle $8$ ways
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    Jan 23 at 1:25
















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Find the number of permutations of order $8$ in $S_{10}$. If $sigma$ is one of them, find the number of subgroups in the subgroup generated by $sigma$.











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Find the number of permutations of order $8$ in $S_{10}$. If $sigma$ is one of them, find the number of subgroups in the subgroup generated by $sigma$.








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  • 3




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    Do you know about cycle decomposition? Do you know how to find the order of a permutation given its cycle decomposition?
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    – Mark
    Jan 22 at 19:42








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Where is your input?
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    – Did
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  • $begingroup$
    I can think of ${10choose 8}=45$ for starters. That is, the $8$-cycles. But there are surely others. Oh yeah, you can change their order. So, multiply by $8!$?
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Custer
    Jan 22 at 19:51








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @Chris Custer, no, you multiply by $7!$. Once you choose the image of $7$ elements in the cycle the last element has just one option.
    $endgroup$
    – Mark
    Jan 22 at 19:56










  • $begingroup$
    @Mark actually I think the reason is you can cyclically permute each $8$-cycle $8$ ways
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    – Chris Custer
    Jan 23 at 1:25
















  • 3




    $begingroup$
    Do you know about cycle decomposition? Do you know how to find the order of a permutation given its cycle decomposition?
    $endgroup$
    – Mark
    Jan 22 at 19:42








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Where is your input?
    $endgroup$
    – Did
    Jan 22 at 19:50










  • $begingroup$
    I can think of ${10choose 8}=45$ for starters. That is, the $8$-cycles. But there are surely others. Oh yeah, you can change their order. So, multiply by $8!$?
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Custer
    Jan 22 at 19:51








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @Chris Custer, no, you multiply by $7!$. Once you choose the image of $7$ elements in the cycle the last element has just one option.
    $endgroup$
    – Mark
    Jan 22 at 19:56










  • $begingroup$
    @Mark actually I think the reason is you can cyclically permute each $8$-cycle $8$ ways
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Custer
    Jan 23 at 1:25










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$begingroup$
Do you know about cycle decomposition? Do you know how to find the order of a permutation given its cycle decomposition?
$endgroup$
– Mark
Jan 22 at 19:42






$begingroup$
Do you know about cycle decomposition? Do you know how to find the order of a permutation given its cycle decomposition?
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– Mark
Jan 22 at 19:42






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Where is your input?
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– Did
Jan 22 at 19:50




$begingroup$
Where is your input?
$endgroup$
– Did
Jan 22 at 19:50












$begingroup$
I can think of ${10choose 8}=45$ for starters. That is, the $8$-cycles. But there are surely others. Oh yeah, you can change their order. So, multiply by $8!$?
$endgroup$
– Chris Custer
Jan 22 at 19:51






$begingroup$
I can think of ${10choose 8}=45$ for starters. That is, the $8$-cycles. But there are surely others. Oh yeah, you can change their order. So, multiply by $8!$?
$endgroup$
– Chris Custer
Jan 22 at 19:51






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@Chris Custer, no, you multiply by $7!$. Once you choose the image of $7$ elements in the cycle the last element has just one option.
$endgroup$
– Mark
Jan 22 at 19:56




$begingroup$
@Chris Custer, no, you multiply by $7!$. Once you choose the image of $7$ elements in the cycle the last element has just one option.
$endgroup$
– Mark
Jan 22 at 19:56












$begingroup$
@Mark actually I think the reason is you can cyclically permute each $8$-cycle $8$ ways
$endgroup$
– Chris Custer
Jan 23 at 1:25






$begingroup$
@Mark actually I think the reason is you can cyclically permute each $8$-cycle $8$ ways
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– Chris Custer
Jan 23 at 1:25












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The order of a permutation decomposed as a product of disjoint cycles is the l.c.m. of the orders of the cycles, i.e. the l.c.m. of the lengths of the cycles.






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An element of $S_{10}$ has order $8$ iff its cycle type is $(8,1,1)$ or $(8,2)$.



There are are ${10choose 8}cdot7!$ of type $(8,1,1)$. There are ${10choose 8}cdot 7!$ of type $(8,2)$.



Together we get $900cdot7!$



If $sigma$ is one of them, $langlesigma rangle $ is cyclic of order $8$. Therefore there are two proper subgroups, of orders $2$ and $4$, other than ${e}$.






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    The order of a permutation decomposed as a product of disjoint cycles is the l.c.m. of the orders of the cycles, i.e. the l.c.m. of the lengths of the cycles.







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    An element of $S_{10}$ has order $8$ iff its cycle type is $(8,1,1)$ or $(8,2)$.



    There are are ${10choose 8}cdot7!$ of type $(8,1,1)$. There are ${10choose 8}cdot 7!$ of type $(8,2)$.



    Together we get $900cdot7!$



    If $sigma$ is one of them, $langlesigma rangle $ is cyclic of order $8$. Therefore there are two proper subgroups, of orders $2$ and $4$, other than ${e}$.






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      An element of $S_{10}$ has order $8$ iff its cycle type is $(8,1,1)$ or $(8,2)$.



      There are are ${10choose 8}cdot7!$ of type $(8,1,1)$. There are ${10choose 8}cdot 7!$ of type $(8,2)$.



      Together we get $900cdot7!$



      If $sigma$ is one of them, $langlesigma rangle $ is cyclic of order $8$. Therefore there are two proper subgroups, of orders $2$ and $4$, other than ${e}$.






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        An element of $S_{10}$ has order $8$ iff its cycle type is $(8,1,1)$ or $(8,2)$.



        There are are ${10choose 8}cdot7!$ of type $(8,1,1)$. There are ${10choose 8}cdot 7!$ of type $(8,2)$.



        Together we get $900cdot7!$



        If $sigma$ is one of them, $langlesigma rangle $ is cyclic of order $8$. Therefore there are two proper subgroups, of orders $2$ and $4$, other than ${e}$.






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        An element of $S_{10}$ has order $8$ iff its cycle type is $(8,1,1)$ or $(8,2)$.



        There are are ${10choose 8}cdot7!$ of type $(8,1,1)$. There are ${10choose 8}cdot 7!$ of type $(8,2)$.



        Together we get $900cdot7!$



        If $sigma$ is one of them, $langlesigma rangle $ is cyclic of order $8$. Therefore there are two proper subgroups, of orders $2$ and $4$, other than ${e}$.







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