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*I think it's 21. This would be the case if there was one cycle of size 7 and one cycle of size 3. It would take 21 permutations to reach the identity.
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I got the same thing as you.  I just did it with trial and error. --[[User:Podarcze|Podarcze]] 21:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
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"Category:MA453Spring2009Walther" What is the maximum order of any element in A10?

  • I think it's 21. This would be the case if there was one cycle of size 7 and one cycle of size 3. It would take 21 permutations to reach the identity.

I got the same thing as you. I just did it with trial and error. --Podarcze 21:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

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