Solution

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For a subgroup of , the left coset represented by is
Suppose two left cosets intersect. There are such that , so
Because is a subgroup, . Thus, for every , , proving . Interchanging the two representatives gives the reverse inclusion. Therefore two left cosets are equal or disjoint.

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