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Homework Statement
Suppose G is a group, H < G (H is a subgroup of G), and a is in G.
Prove that a is in H iff <a> is a subset of H.
Homework Equations
<a> is the set generated by a (a,aa,aa^-1,etc)
The Attempt at a Solution
For some reason this seems too easy:
1. Suppose a is in H.
Since H is a group, a^-1 is in H.
Since H is a group aa, is in H (as is aa^-1, etc.)
Thus <a> is a subset of H.
2. Suppose <a> is a subset of H.
Obviously a is in H.
And this completes the proof... or am I missing something?