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2. For α = (1 3 4 6)(5 8 9) and β = (2 3 7)(9 1 8 5), compute αβα-1.
Answer:
| αβα-1 | = | α(2 3 7)(9 1 8 5)α-1 |
| = | (α2 α3 α7)(α9 α1 α8 α5) | |
| = | (2 4 7)(5 3 9 8) |
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