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Subject: GLn,Fp
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Date: 29 Sep 2006 08:33:46 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.math
I need to prove that the order of GL ( n , Fp) where p is prime is :
p^4 - p^3 - p^2 + p
The hint in the book says to look at 2x2 matrices from the field and
the invertible ones, but I don't even know how to start.
Thanks for any help.


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