Let $A_6$ be the alternating group of order 6. Then prove or disprove $$(1,3)A_6=A_6(1, 3).$$ If above holds, then $$(1,3)A_6(1, 3)=A_6.$$So, if we prove the last equality, then the given equality also holds. It is easy to see that $$(1,3)A_6(1, 3)\subseteq A_6.$$ How to proceed further? Please help.
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Prove or disprove $(1,3)A_6=A_6(1, 3)$
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$(1,3)A_6(1,3)\subset A_6$ since its elements are product of an even number of transpositions. The two groups are thus equal since they have the same cardinal.
Let $f(x)=(1,3)x(1,3)$. $f$ is an automorphism (the inner conjugation by $(1,3)$. $f(A_6)=(1,3)A_6(1,3)$, we deduce that $(1,3)A_6(1,3)$ has the same cardinal than $A_6$.