Let $G$ be a group. The following statements hold. (a) If $G$ has nontrivial centre $C$, then $G / C$ has trivial centre. (b) If $G \neq 1$, there exists a nontrivial homomorphism $h : \mathbb { Z } \rightarrow G$. (c) If $| G | = p ^ { 3 }$, for $p$ a prime, then $G$ is abelian. (d) If $G$ is nonabelian, then it has a nontrivial automorphism.
Let $h : \mathbb { C } \rightarrow \mathbb { C }$ be an analytic function such that $h ( 0 ) = 0 ; h \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) = 5$, and $| h ( z ) | < 10$ for $| z | < 1$. Then, (a) the set $\{ z : | h ( z ) | = 5 \}$ is unbounded by the Maximum Principle; (b) the set $\left\{ z : \left| h ^ { \prime } ( z ) \right| = 5 \right\}$ is a circle of strictly positive radius; (c) $h ( 1 ) = 10$; (d) regardless of what $h ^ { \prime }$ is, $h ^ { \prime \prime } \equiv 0$.
Let $G$ be a finite subgroup of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{k})$ where $\mathbb{k}$ is an algebraically closed field. Choose the correct statement(s) from below: (A) Every element of $G$ is diagonalizable; (B) Every element of $G$ is diagonalizable if $\mathbb{k}$ is an algebraic closure of $\mathbb{Q}$; (C) Every element of $G$ is diagonalizable if $\mathbb{k}$ is an algebraic closure of $\mathbb{F}_p$; (D) There exists a basis of $\mathbb{k}^n$ with respect to which every element of $G$ is a diagonal matrix.
Let $G$ be a group and $N$ be a proper normal subgroup. Pick the true statement(s) from below. (A) If $N$ and the quotient $G / N$ is finite, then $G$ is finite. (B) If the complement $G \backslash N$ of $N$ in $G$ is finite, then $G$ is finite. (C) If both $N$ and the quotient $G / N$ are cyclic, then $G$ is cyclic. (D) $G$ is isomorphic to $N \times G / N$.
Pick the correct statement(s) from below. (A) There exists a finite commutative ring $R$ of cardinality 100 such that $r ^ { 2 } = r$ for all $r \in R$. (B) There is a field $K$ such that the additive group ( $K , +$ ) is isomorphic to the multiplicative group ( $K ^ { \times } , \cdot$ ). (C) An irreducible polynomial in $\mathbb { Q } [ x ]$ is irreducible in $\mathbb { Z } [ x ]$. (D) A monic polynomial of degree $n$ over a commutative ring $R$ has at most $n$ roots in $R$.
Let $k$ be a finite field of characteristic $p > 2$ and $G$ the subgroup of $\mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( k )$ consisting of all matrices whose first column is $\left[ \begin{array} { l } 1 \\ 0 \end{array} \right]$. Pick the correct statement(s) from below. (A) $G$ is a normal subgroup of $\mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( k )$. (B) $G$ is a $p$-group. (C) $\left\{ \left[ \begin{array} { l l } 1 & a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array} \right] : a \in k \right\}$ is a normal subgroup of $G$. (D) $G$ is abelian.
Let $M _ { n } ( \mathbb { R } )$ be the space of $n \times n$ real matrices. View $M _ { n } ( \mathbb { R } )$ as a metric space with $$d \left( \left[ a _ { i , j } \right] , \left[ b _ { i , j } \right] \right) : = \max _ { i , j } \left| a _ { i , j } - b _ { i , j } \right|$$ Let $U \subset M _ { n } ( \mathbb { R } )$ be the subset of matrices $M \in M _ { n } ( \mathbb { R } )$ such that $\left( M - I _ { n } \right) ^ { n } = 0$. (A) $U$ is closed. (B) $U$ is open. (C) $U$ is compact. (D) $U$ is neither closed or open.