Question #156046

1.   Prove that a cycle of length l is odd if l is even.


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2021-01-19T01:56:36-0500

Let (a1a2...al)(a_1a_2...a_l) be a cycle of even length ll. Taking into account that (a1a2...al)=(a1al)(a1al1)...(a1a3)(a1a2)(a_1a_2...a_l)=(a_1a_l)(a_1a_{l-1})...(a_1a_3)(a_1a_2), we conclude that this cycle is represented as a product of l1l-1 transpositions. Since ll is even, l1l-1 is odd, and thus (a1a2...al)(a_1a_2...a_l) is odd.


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