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Let x belong to a group. If x2 e and x6 = e, prove that x4

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Let x belong to a group. If \(x^2 \neq e\) and \(x^6 = e\), prove that \(x^4 \neq e\) and \(x^5 \neq e\). What can we say about the order of x?

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QUESTION:

Let x belong to a group. If \(x^2 \neq e\) and \(x^6 = e\), prove that \(x^4 \neq e\) and \(x^5 \neq e\). What can we say about the order of x?

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Consider an element  that belongs to a group . Here, it is given that  and .

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