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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford 2015 Prelims Mathematics I 5 a i Solution by
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For a subgroup of , the left coset represented by isSuppose two left cosets intersect. There are such that , soBecause 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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