Let $G=D_8\times\mathbb{Z_6}$ and $N=D_8\times\{0\}$. Prove that $G/N$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}_6$.

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Let $G=D_8\times\mathbb{Z_6}$ and $N=D_8\times\{0\}$. Prove that $G/N$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}_6$.

My attempt:

I proved that $N$ is a normal subgroup of $G$. Then we can define

$$G/N = \{gN \mid g\in G\}.$$

Let $x\in G/N$ then $x=g\cdot n$ where $g\in G$ and $n\in N$. Moreover: $g\in G$, then $g=(a,b)$ where $a\in D_8$ and $b\in \mathbb{Z}_6$.

If $n \in N$ then $n=(c,0)$ where $c$ in $D_8$ and $0\in \{0\}$.

This implies: $x=(a\cdot c, b \oplus0) = (a\cdot c,b)$

Now, we can define the function $f: G/N \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_6$ such that $f((a\cdot c,b))=b$.

This function is clearly bijective and

$$f((a\cdot c,b))f((a'\cdot c',b'))=bb' = f((a\cdot c,bb'))$$

Is my proof correct?

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Define a map

$$\begin{align} f: G& \to \Bbb Z_6, \\ (a,b) &\mapsto b. \end{align}$$

Clearly $f$ is a homomorphism from $G$ to $\Bbb Z_6$.

Observe that $N$ is the kernel of this homomorphism.

By the first isomorphism theorem, $G/N$ is isomorphic to $\Bbb Z_6$.