Dummit And Foote Solutions Chapter 4 Overleaf High Quality <2025-2026>
\subsection*Exercise 4.1.3 \textitFind all subgroups of $\Z_12$ and draw the subgroup lattice.
\subsection*Exercise 4.8.3 \textitShow that $\Inn(G) \cong G/Z(G)$.
\beginsolution $D_8 = \langle r, s \mid r^4 = s^2 = 1, srs = r^-1 \rangle$. The center $Z(D_8)$ consists of elements commuting with all group elements.
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\subsection*Exercise 4.3.12 \textitProve that if $H$ is the unique subgroup of a finite group $G$ of order $n$, then $H$ is normal in $G$.
\beginsolution Groups of order 8: abelian: $\Z/8\Z$, $\Z/4\Z \times \Z/2\Z$, $\Z/2\Z \times \Z/2\Z \times \Z/2\Z$. Non-abelian: $D_8$ (dihedral), $Q_8$ (quaternion). So five groups total. \endsolution \subsection*Exercise 4
Subgroup lattice (inclusion): \[ \beginarrayc \Z_12 \\ \vert \\ \langle 2 \rangle \\ \vert \\ \langle 3 \rangle \quad \langle 4 \rangle \\ \vert \quad \vert \\ \langle 6 \rangle \\ \vert \\ \0\ \endarray \] Note: $\langle 3 \rangle$ contains $\langle 6 \rangle$ and $\langle 4 \rangle$ also contains $\langle 6 \rangle$. \endsolution
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\beginsolution Let $G = \langle g \rangle$, $|G|=n$. For $d \mid n$, write $n = dk$. Then $\langle g^k \rangle$ has order $d$. Uniqueness: if $H \le G$, $|H|=d$, then $H = \langle g^m \rangle$ where $g^m$ has order $d$, so $n / \gcd(n,m) = d$, implying $\gcd(n,m) = k$. But $\langle g^m \rangle = \langle g^\gcd(n,m) \rangle = \langle g^k \rangle$. So unique. \endsolution The center $Z(D_8)$ consists of elements commuting with
\title\textbfDummit \& Foote \textitAbstract Algebra \\ Chapter 4 Solutions \authorYour Name \date\today
\beginsolution Let $G = \langle g \rangle$ be a cyclic group. Then every element $a, b \in G$ can be written as $a = g^m$, $b = g^n$ for some integers $m, n$. Then \[ ab = g^m g^n = g^m+n = g^n+m = g^n g^m = ba. \] Thus $G$ is abelian. \endsolution
\beginsolution We know $\Aut(\Z/n\Z) \cong (\Z/n\Z)^\times$, the group of units modulo $n$. For $n=8$, \[ (\Z/8\Z)^\times = \1,3,5,7\. \] This group has order 4 and each non-identity element has order 2: \beginalign* 3^2 &= 9 \equiv 1 \pmod8,\\ 5^2 &= 25 \equiv 1 \pmod8,\\ 7^2 &= 49 \equiv 1 \pmod8. \endalign* The only group of order 4 with all non-identity elements of order 2 is $\Z/2\Z \times \Z/2\Z$ (Klein four). Hence $\Aut(\Z/8\Z) \cong \Z/2\Z \times \Z/2\Z$. \endsolution
\newpage \section*Supplementary Problems for Chapter 4
\subsection*Exercise 4.6.11 \textitFind the center of $D_8$ (the dihedral group of order 8).


