(6 Pages)
OCTOBER 2012
Time : Three hours
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Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A (10 2 = 20 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
Each question carries 2 marks.
1.
If G is a group and a G , define the normalizer of
a in G.
2.
Define a finitely generated R-module.
3.
Test the validity of the following statement: Every
linear transformation on a vector space over every
field F has all its characteristic roots in F.
4.
Define a nilpotent linear transformation.
5.
Define an algebraic number.
6.
Prove that trace (A+B) = trace (A)+trace (B) for
any two matrices A and B.
7.
What can you say about any finite extension of a
field of characteristic zero?
8.
Let K be a field and G be a group of
automorphisms of K. Define the fixed field of G.
9.
Prove that every abelian group is solvable.
10.
State the theorem of Frobenius.
SECTION B (5 6 = 30 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
Each question carries 6 marks.
11.
(a) Derive the class equation of any finite
group G.
Or
(b) Prove that a group G is solvable if and only if
G ( K ) = ( e ) for some integer K.
12.
(a) If V is n-dimensional over F and if TA(V) has
all its characteristic roots in F, then prove
that T satisfies a polynomial of degree n
over F.
Or
(b) By
0
0
0
a
1
0
0
direct matrix
0 0
0
1 0
0
and
0
0 0
0 0 0
0
computation, show that
1 0 0
0 1 0
are not similar.
0 0 1
0 0 0
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13.
(a) If L is an algebraic extension of K and if K is
an algebraic extension of F, then prove that L
is an algebraic extension of F.
Or
(b) Prove that a linear transformation T on V is
unitary if and only if it takes an orthonormal
basis of V onto an orthonormal basis of V.
14.
(a) State and prove the remainder theorem.
Or
(b) Let K be a field and G be the group of
automorphisms of K. Prove that the fixed field
of G is a subfield of K.
15.
(a) Suppose that the field F has all nth roots of
unity (for some particular n) and suppose that
a 0 is in F. Let x n a F (x ) and let K be
its splitting field over F. Prove that K = F (u )
where u is any root of x n a .
Or
(b) Let F be a finite field with q elements and
suppose that F K where K is also a finite
field. Then prove that K has q n elements
where n = [ K : F ]
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SECTION C (5 10 = 50 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
Each question carries 10 marks.
16.
(a) State and prove Sylows theorem.
Or
(b) Let R be a Euclidean ring. Prove that any
finitely generated R-Module is the direct sum
of a finite number of cyclic submodules.
17.
(a) Prove
that
two
nilpotent
linear
transformations are similar if and only if they
have the same invariants.
Or
(b) If T in A F (v) has as minimal polynomial
p( x ) = q( x ) e , where q(x ) is a monic,
irreducible polynomial in F[x] , then prove
that there exists a basis of V over F
in which the matrix of T is of the form.
C( q( x ) e1 )
C( q( x ) e2 )
.
.
er
C( q( x ) )
where e = e1 e2 ..........er . Here C(q( x ) ei )
(1 i r ) is the companion matrix of q( x ) ei .
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18.
(a) If L is a finite extension of K and if K is a
finite extension of F, Prove that L is a finite
extension
of
F.
Also
prove
that
[ L : F ] = [ L : K ][ K : F ] .
Or
(b) Prove that two real symmetric matrices are
congruent if and only if they have the same
rank and signature.
19.
(a) Let f ( x ) F [ x ] be a polynomial of degree
n 1 . Prove that there is an extension E of F
of degree at most n! in which f (x ) has n
roots.
Or
(b) Let K be a normal extension of F and let
H be a subgroup of G( K , F ) . Let
K H = { x K ( x ) = x for all H } be the
fixed field of H. Then prove that
(i)
[ K : K H ] = o( H )
(ii)
H = G( K , K H ) .
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20.
(a) If p( x ) F ( x ) is solvable by radicals over F,
prove that the Galois group over F of p(x ) is a
solvable group.
Or
(b) Prove that for every prime number p and
every positive integer m there is a unique field
having p m elements.
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