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“Prove that the additive group of real numbers doesn’t have any proper subgroup with finite index.”
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    What's "limited index" mean?
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  • Finite index, I meant. I’m not sure it’s correct in English. Sorry.
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“Prove that the additive group of real numbers doesn’t have any proper subgroup with finite index.”
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“Prove that the additive group of real numbers doesn’t have any proper subgroup with finite index.”
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    What's "limited index" mean?
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Nov 20 at 5:07










  • Finite index, I meant. I’m not sure it’s correct in English. Sorry.
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 6:04














  • 1




    What's "limited index" mean?
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Nov 20 at 5:07










  • Finite index, I meant. I’m not sure it’s correct in English. Sorry.
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 6:04








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What's "limited index" mean?
– Lord Shark the Unknown
Nov 20 at 5:07




What's "limited index" mean?
– Lord Shark the Unknown
Nov 20 at 5:07












Finite index, I meant. I’m not sure it’s correct in English. Sorry.
– saki
Nov 20 at 6:04




Finite index, I meant. I’m not sure it’s correct in English. Sorry.
– saki
Nov 20 at 6:04










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Assume that $Gleqmathbb{R}$ is a subgroup with $[mathbb{R}:G]=ninmathbb{Z}_{>0}$. Then for any $xinmathbb{R}$ we have $ncdot xin G$ (why?). In particular, for any $xinmathbb{R}$, we have $x = ncdot(frac{x}{n})in G$ so $mathbb{R}=G$.






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  • Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
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  • Yes, that is what I mean.
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  • I see, thank you very much!
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Assume that $Gleqmathbb{R}$ is a subgroup with $[mathbb{R}:G]=ninmathbb{Z}_{>0}$. Then for any $xinmathbb{R}$ we have $ncdot xin G$ (why?). In particular, for any $xinmathbb{R}$, we have $x = ncdot(frac{x}{n})in G$ so $mathbb{R}=G$.






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  • Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 12:39










  • Yes, that is what I mean.
    – Levent
    Nov 20 at 15:31










  • I see, thank you very much!
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 21:26















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Assume that $Gleqmathbb{R}$ is a subgroup with $[mathbb{R}:G]=ninmathbb{Z}_{>0}$. Then for any $xinmathbb{R}$ we have $ncdot xin G$ (why?). In particular, for any $xinmathbb{R}$, we have $x = ncdot(frac{x}{n})in G$ so $mathbb{R}=G$.






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  • Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 12:39










  • Yes, that is what I mean.
    – Levent
    Nov 20 at 15:31










  • I see, thank you very much!
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 21:26













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Assume that $Gleqmathbb{R}$ is a subgroup with $[mathbb{R}:G]=ninmathbb{Z}_{>0}$. Then for any $xinmathbb{R}$ we have $ncdot xin G$ (why?). In particular, for any $xinmathbb{R}$, we have $x = ncdot(frac{x}{n})in G$ so $mathbb{R}=G$.






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Assume that $Gleqmathbb{R}$ is a subgroup with $[mathbb{R}:G]=ninmathbb{Z}_{>0}$. Then for any $xinmathbb{R}$ we have $ncdot xin G$ (why?). In particular, for any $xinmathbb{R}$, we have $x = ncdot(frac{x}{n})in G$ so $mathbb{R}=G$.







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  • Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 12:39










  • Yes, that is what I mean.
    – Levent
    Nov 20 at 15:31










  • I see, thank you very much!
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 21:26


















  • Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 12:39










  • Yes, that is what I mean.
    – Levent
    Nov 20 at 15:31










  • I see, thank you very much!
    – saki
    Nov 20 at 21:26
















Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
– saki
Nov 20 at 12:39




Thank you! You mean this? f:R→G(x→nx) for any x in R, there exists x/n in R s.t. x=f(x/n)=n(x/n) in G. Hence R=G.
– saki
Nov 20 at 12:39












Yes, that is what I mean.
– Levent
Nov 20 at 15:31




Yes, that is what I mean.
– Levent
Nov 20 at 15:31












I see, thank you very much!
– saki
Nov 20 at 21:26




I see, thank you very much!
– saki
Nov 20 at 21:26



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