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Putnam 1972 B3

  • Session B

Let AA and BB be two elements in a group such that ABA=BA2BABA = BA^2B, A3=1A^3 = 1 and B2n−1=1B^{2n-1} = 1 for some positive integer nn. Find the value of BB.

Dataset text Putnam-AXIOM. Quoted with source.

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