Equivalence relation and order of each equivalence class
Problem to solve:
Let X and Y be nonempty subsets of a group G, and XY denotes the set {g
G| g = xy for some x
X, y
Y}.
Let H and K be subgroups of a finite group G and define a relation on the set H
K by setting (r,s) ~ (t,u) if rs = tu
r, t
H, s,u
K.
Part 1: Show that this is an equivalence relation such that each equivalence class has order |H
K|.
Part 2: Prove |HK|
|H
K| = |H|
|K|
Hello,
I need help with the problems above. I'm also a little confused on part 1...I know how to show the equivalence relation for the set H
K, but then the problem stated something about the order of equivalence class. How am I going to show that? Appreciate anyone's help on this. Thank you in advance :)