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Romania District MO 2022 Grade 12 P2

Source: Romania District MO 2022 Grade 12

March 27, 2022
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Problem Statement

Let (G,)(G,\cdot) be a group and HGH\neq G be a subgroup so that x2=y2x^2=y^2 for all x,yGH.x,y\in G\setminus H. Show that (H,)(H,\cdot) is an Abelian group.