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Question on a homomorphism of a set G.

I'm having difficulty showing the given a map, say $\phi(z)=z^k$, is surjective. This question is from D & F section 1.6 - #19 Let $G$ =$\{z \in \mathbb C|z^n=1 \text{ for some } n \in \mathbb ...
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Roots of unity in non-Abelian groups: when do they form subgroups?

I haven't studied group theory in earnest beyond first courses, so my notation may be nonstandard and my question may be a 'standard fact', so bear with me: Consider a group $G$, and for each natural ...