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Problem 7

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Let the function T:R2→R2T:\mathbb{R}^{2}\to\mathbb{R}^{2} be defined by

T(x,y)=(−y,x+y).T(x,y)=(-y,x+y).

Define the set A={Tr∣r∈Z and r≥1}A=\{T^{r}\mid r\in\mathbb{Z}\text{ and }r\geq 1\}. Show that AA is a group under function composition (∘\circ) and state the order of this group.

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