Show that $R^n/Im(rho)=R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$, where $R$ is an abelian group and $rho$ is the following...












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Consider the following group homomorphism $rho$, where $R$ is an abelian group,



begin{align*}
rho:&Rrightarrow R^n\
rho(r)=&(2r,2r,cdots,2r).
end{align*}

Show that $R^n/Im(rho)=R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$.



I'm confused if it's an equality or if I should show that $R^n/Im(rho)$ and $R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ are isomorphic. Also, in case it was an isomorphism, I was thinking of using the first isomorphism theorem and defining an homomorphism that has $Im(rho)$ as its kernel, but I can't think of anyone like that.



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    Consider the following group homomorphism $rho$, where $R$ is an abelian group,



    begin{align*}
    rho:&Rrightarrow R^n\
    rho(r)=&(2r,2r,cdots,2r).
    end{align*}

    Show that $R^n/Im(rho)=R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$.



    I'm confused if it's an equality or if I should show that $R^n/Im(rho)$ and $R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ are isomorphic. Also, in case it was an isomorphism, I was thinking of using the first isomorphism theorem and defining an homomorphism that has $Im(rho)$ as its kernel, but I can't think of anyone like that.



    Any other hint would be very appreciated. Thanks!










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      Consider the following group homomorphism $rho$, where $R$ is an abelian group,



      begin{align*}
      rho:&Rrightarrow R^n\
      rho(r)=&(2r,2r,cdots,2r).
      end{align*}

      Show that $R^n/Im(rho)=R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$.



      I'm confused if it's an equality or if I should show that $R^n/Im(rho)$ and $R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ are isomorphic. Also, in case it was an isomorphism, I was thinking of using the first isomorphism theorem and defining an homomorphism that has $Im(rho)$ as its kernel, but I can't think of anyone like that.



      Any other hint would be very appreciated. Thanks!










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      Consider the following group homomorphism $rho$, where $R$ is an abelian group,



      begin{align*}
      rho:&Rrightarrow R^n\
      rho(r)=&(2r,2r,cdots,2r).
      end{align*}

      Show that $R^n/Im(rho)=R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$.



      I'm confused if it's an equality or if I should show that $R^n/Im(rho)$ and $R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ are isomorphic. Also, in case it was an isomorphism, I was thinking of using the first isomorphism theorem and defining an homomorphism that has $Im(rho)$ as its kernel, but I can't think of anyone like that.



      Any other hint would be very appreciated. Thanks!







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          Most likely you are to show an isomorphism. An intuitive idea is to first think of the case when $R = mathbb{Z}$. Now note that in this case we are working with free $mathbb{Z}$-modules, and in particular we have a change of basis $f$ of $R^n$ via $e_1 mapsto e_1 + dots + e_n =: v$ and $e_i mapsto e_i$ for $i> 1$. Thus $im rho = 2vmathbb{Z}$ and:



          $$
          mathbb{Z}^n/2vmathbb{Z} stackrel{(via f^{-1})}{simeq} mathbb{Z}^n/2e_1mathbb{Z} = frac{mathbb{Z} oplus mathbb{Z}oplus dots oplus mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z} oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = frac{mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z}} oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} = mathbb{Z}/(2) oplus mathbb{Z}^{n-1}
          $$



          With the same ideas, let $g : R^n to R^n$ defined as



          $$
          begin{align}
          g(r_1, dots, r_n) := (r_1, r_2 + r_1, dots, r_n + r_1).
          end{align}
          $$



          be an automorphism of $R^n$. Note that when $R$ is $mathbb{Z}$, it coincides with the function $f$ we previously defined. Now,



          $$
          R/2R oplus R^{n-1} simeq frac{R}{2R} oplus frac{R}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{R}{0} simeq frac{R oplus R oplus dots oplus R}{2R oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = R^n/S
          $$



          with $S = {(2r, 0, dots, 0) : r in R}$. It suffices to see, then, that $im rho = g(S)$. In effect,



          $$
          g(2r,0, dots, 0) = (2r, dots, 2r)
          $$



          for all $r in R$.






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            By trial and error, take the morphism $pi:R^nto R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ given by $(r_1,ldots,r_n)mapsto(r_1-r_2, r_2-r_3,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}, bar{r}_n)$, where $bar{r}_n$ is the class of $r_n$. You can see that $text{Im}(rho)=kerpi$. The map $pi$ is surjective, you can solve the system $r_1-r_2=s_1,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}=s_{n-1}, bar{r}_n=s_n$.






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              Most likely you are to show an isomorphism. An intuitive idea is to first think of the case when $R = mathbb{Z}$. Now note that in this case we are working with free $mathbb{Z}$-modules, and in particular we have a change of basis $f$ of $R^n$ via $e_1 mapsto e_1 + dots + e_n =: v$ and $e_i mapsto e_i$ for $i> 1$. Thus $im rho = 2vmathbb{Z}$ and:



              $$
              mathbb{Z}^n/2vmathbb{Z} stackrel{(via f^{-1})}{simeq} mathbb{Z}^n/2e_1mathbb{Z} = frac{mathbb{Z} oplus mathbb{Z}oplus dots oplus mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z} oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = frac{mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z}} oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} = mathbb{Z}/(2) oplus mathbb{Z}^{n-1}
              $$



              With the same ideas, let $g : R^n to R^n$ defined as



              $$
              begin{align}
              g(r_1, dots, r_n) := (r_1, r_2 + r_1, dots, r_n + r_1).
              end{align}
              $$



              be an automorphism of $R^n$. Note that when $R$ is $mathbb{Z}$, it coincides with the function $f$ we previously defined. Now,



              $$
              R/2R oplus R^{n-1} simeq frac{R}{2R} oplus frac{R}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{R}{0} simeq frac{R oplus R oplus dots oplus R}{2R oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = R^n/S
              $$



              with $S = {(2r, 0, dots, 0) : r in R}$. It suffices to see, then, that $im rho = g(S)$. In effect,



              $$
              g(2r,0, dots, 0) = (2r, dots, 2r)
              $$



              for all $r in R$.






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                $begingroup$

                Most likely you are to show an isomorphism. An intuitive idea is to first think of the case when $R = mathbb{Z}$. Now note that in this case we are working with free $mathbb{Z}$-modules, and in particular we have a change of basis $f$ of $R^n$ via $e_1 mapsto e_1 + dots + e_n =: v$ and $e_i mapsto e_i$ for $i> 1$. Thus $im rho = 2vmathbb{Z}$ and:



                $$
                mathbb{Z}^n/2vmathbb{Z} stackrel{(via f^{-1})}{simeq} mathbb{Z}^n/2e_1mathbb{Z} = frac{mathbb{Z} oplus mathbb{Z}oplus dots oplus mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z} oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = frac{mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z}} oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} = mathbb{Z}/(2) oplus mathbb{Z}^{n-1}
                $$



                With the same ideas, let $g : R^n to R^n$ defined as



                $$
                begin{align}
                g(r_1, dots, r_n) := (r_1, r_2 + r_1, dots, r_n + r_1).
                end{align}
                $$



                be an automorphism of $R^n$. Note that when $R$ is $mathbb{Z}$, it coincides with the function $f$ we previously defined. Now,



                $$
                R/2R oplus R^{n-1} simeq frac{R}{2R} oplus frac{R}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{R}{0} simeq frac{R oplus R oplus dots oplus R}{2R oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = R^n/S
                $$



                with $S = {(2r, 0, dots, 0) : r in R}$. It suffices to see, then, that $im rho = g(S)$. In effect,



                $$
                g(2r,0, dots, 0) = (2r, dots, 2r)
                $$



                for all $r in R$.






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                  Most likely you are to show an isomorphism. An intuitive idea is to first think of the case when $R = mathbb{Z}$. Now note that in this case we are working with free $mathbb{Z}$-modules, and in particular we have a change of basis $f$ of $R^n$ via $e_1 mapsto e_1 + dots + e_n =: v$ and $e_i mapsto e_i$ for $i> 1$. Thus $im rho = 2vmathbb{Z}$ and:



                  $$
                  mathbb{Z}^n/2vmathbb{Z} stackrel{(via f^{-1})}{simeq} mathbb{Z}^n/2e_1mathbb{Z} = frac{mathbb{Z} oplus mathbb{Z}oplus dots oplus mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z} oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = frac{mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z}} oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} = mathbb{Z}/(2) oplus mathbb{Z}^{n-1}
                  $$



                  With the same ideas, let $g : R^n to R^n$ defined as



                  $$
                  begin{align}
                  g(r_1, dots, r_n) := (r_1, r_2 + r_1, dots, r_n + r_1).
                  end{align}
                  $$



                  be an automorphism of $R^n$. Note that when $R$ is $mathbb{Z}$, it coincides with the function $f$ we previously defined. Now,



                  $$
                  R/2R oplus R^{n-1} simeq frac{R}{2R} oplus frac{R}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{R}{0} simeq frac{R oplus R oplus dots oplus R}{2R oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = R^n/S
                  $$



                  with $S = {(2r, 0, dots, 0) : r in R}$. It suffices to see, then, that $im rho = g(S)$. In effect,



                  $$
                  g(2r,0, dots, 0) = (2r, dots, 2r)
                  $$



                  for all $r in R$.






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                  Most likely you are to show an isomorphism. An intuitive idea is to first think of the case when $R = mathbb{Z}$. Now note that in this case we are working with free $mathbb{Z}$-modules, and in particular we have a change of basis $f$ of $R^n$ via $e_1 mapsto e_1 + dots + e_n =: v$ and $e_i mapsto e_i$ for $i> 1$. Thus $im rho = 2vmathbb{Z}$ and:



                  $$
                  mathbb{Z}^n/2vmathbb{Z} stackrel{(via f^{-1})}{simeq} mathbb{Z}^n/2e_1mathbb{Z} = frac{mathbb{Z} oplus mathbb{Z}oplus dots oplus mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z} oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = frac{mathbb{Z}}{2mathbb{Z}} oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{mathbb{Z}}{0} = mathbb{Z}/(2) oplus mathbb{Z}^{n-1}
                  $$



                  With the same ideas, let $g : R^n to R^n$ defined as



                  $$
                  begin{align}
                  g(r_1, dots, r_n) := (r_1, r_2 + r_1, dots, r_n + r_1).
                  end{align}
                  $$



                  be an automorphism of $R^n$. Note that when $R$ is $mathbb{Z}$, it coincides with the function $f$ we previously defined. Now,



                  $$
                  R/2R oplus R^{n-1} simeq frac{R}{2R} oplus frac{R}{0} oplus dots oplus frac{R}{0} simeq frac{R oplus R oplus dots oplus R}{2R oplus 0 oplus dots oplus 0} = R^n/S
                  $$



                  with $S = {(2r, 0, dots, 0) : r in R}$. It suffices to see, then, that $im rho = g(S)$. In effect,



                  $$
                  g(2r,0, dots, 0) = (2r, dots, 2r)
                  $$



                  for all $r in R$.







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                      By trial and error, take the morphism $pi:R^nto R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ given by $(r_1,ldots,r_n)mapsto(r_1-r_2, r_2-r_3,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}, bar{r}_n)$, where $bar{r}_n$ is the class of $r_n$. You can see that $text{Im}(rho)=kerpi$. The map $pi$ is surjective, you can solve the system $r_1-r_2=s_1,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}=s_{n-1}, bar{r}_n=s_n$.






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                        By trial and error, take the morphism $pi:R^nto R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ given by $(r_1,ldots,r_n)mapsto(r_1-r_2, r_2-r_3,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}, bar{r}_n)$, where $bar{r}_n$ is the class of $r_n$. You can see that $text{Im}(rho)=kerpi$. The map $pi$ is surjective, you can solve the system $r_1-r_2=s_1,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}=s_{n-1}, bar{r}_n=s_n$.






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                          By trial and error, take the morphism $pi:R^nto R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ given by $(r_1,ldots,r_n)mapsto(r_1-r_2, r_2-r_3,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}, bar{r}_n)$, where $bar{r}_n$ is the class of $r_n$. You can see that $text{Im}(rho)=kerpi$. The map $pi$ is surjective, you can solve the system $r_1-r_2=s_1,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}=s_{n-1}, bar{r}_n=s_n$.






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                          By trial and error, take the morphism $pi:R^nto R^{n-1}bigoplus R/2R$ given by $(r_1,ldots,r_n)mapsto(r_1-r_2, r_2-r_3,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}, bar{r}_n)$, where $bar{r}_n$ is the class of $r_n$. You can see that $text{Im}(rho)=kerpi$. The map $pi$ is surjective, you can solve the system $r_1-r_2=s_1,ldots, r_{n-1}-r_{n}=s_{n-1}, bar{r}_n=s_n$.







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