Show why the symmetry group of the graph below is isomorphic to $S_3 \times S_2$.
$S_3$ and $S_2$ are symmetric groups and $\times$ denotes direct product.
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Show why the symmetry group of the graph below is isomorphic to $S_3 \times S_2$.
$S_3$ and $S_2$ are symmetric groups and $\times$ denotes direct product.
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I've labelled the diagram to show the degree at the vertices.
$S_3$ acts on a,b,c.
$S_2$ acts by flipping the whole thing over swapping x and y, and it is preserving a,b,c so we have direct product.