If (a,b) E AxA, where A is a group, then o((a,b))=o(a)o(b)
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2021-05-07T13:27:01-0400
Let A be a group. If o(a)=o(b)=2, then (a,b)(a,b)=(a2,b2)=(1A,1A), and hence o((a,b))=2. It follows that in general case it is not true that o((a,b))=o(a)o(b).
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