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\titleDummit \& Foote - Chapter 4 Solutions
\authorYour Name
\date\today
\beginproof
To show $\sim$ is an equivalence relation, we must verify reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity.
\beginenumerate[label=(\roman*)]
\item \textbfReflexivity: Let $a \in A$. Since $G$ acts on $A$, $1 \cdot a = a$ for the identity element $1 \in G$. Thus, $a \sim a$.
\item \textbfSymmetry: Suppose $a \sim b$. Then there exists $g \in G$ such that $b = g \cdot a$. Since $G$ is a group, $g^-1 \in G$. Then:
\[ g^-1 \cdot b = g^-1 \cdot (g \cdot a) = (g^-1g) \cdot a = 1 \cdot a = a. \]
Thus, $a = g^-1 \cdot b$, which implies $b \sim a$.
\item \textbfTransitivity: Suppose $a \sim b$ and $b \sim c$. Then there exist $g, h \in G$ such that $b = g \cdot a$ and $c = h \cdot b$. Substituting, we get:
\[ c = h \cdot (g \cdot a) = (hg) \cdot a. \]
Since $hg \in G$, we have $a \sim c$.
\endenumerate
\endproof
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