# How to prove that a mapping is homomorphic

Let $f:(A, \cdot) \to (B, \ast)$ and $g:(B,\ast) \to (C,\times)$ be Operation preserving maps. Then I must prove that $g \circ f$ is an operation preserving map too. This is what I have so far: Since $f$ is a homomorphism $(A, \cdot)$ and $(B, \ast)$ are groups and $f(x \cdot y)=f(x)\ast f(y)$ Since $(C,\times)$ is a group so $g(f(x)\ast (f(y))=g(f(x)) \times g(f(y))$. Hence $g\circ f$ is homomorphic.

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What is 'operation preserving maps'? Do you want to prove that composition of homomorphisms is homomorphism? –  Sigur Aug 17 '12 at 0:45
You should probably write out the full line: $$(g\circ f)(x\cdot y)=g(f(x\cdot y))=g(f(x)*f(y))=g(f(x))\times g(f(y))=(g\circ f)(x)\times(g\circ f)(y).$$ That's all you have to do, right? –  anon Aug 17 '12 at 0:52
$(g\circ f)(x\cdot y)=g(f(x\cdot y))=g(f(x)\ast f(y))=g(f(x))xg(f(y))=(g\circ f)(x)x(g\circ f)(y)$ –  Sigur Aug 17 '12 at 0:53
It would be better to use \times ($\times$) instead of overuse the letter $x$... –  anon Aug 17 '12 at 0:53
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The composition, in order to be "operation preserving", must fulfill $$(g \circ f)(x \cdot y) = g(f(x\cdot y)) = (g \circ f)(x) \times (g \circ f)(y).$$
Since $f$ preserves the operation $\cdot$, we have $g(f(x\cdot y) = g(f(x) \ast f(y))$, where $f(x)$ and $f(y)$ are elements of $B$ and since $g$ preserves the operation $\ast$, we get $g(f(x) \ast f(y)) = g(f(x)) \times g(f(y))$ and we're done.