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: If ( |G| = p^n ), ( G ) acts on finite ( X ), ( p \nmid |X| ), then ( \exists x \in X ) fixed by all ( g \in G ). Solution idea : Orbits have size ( p^k ); sum of orbit sizes ≡ ( |X| \pmodp ). Since ( p \nmid |X| ), some orbit size 1 ⇒ fixed point. dummit foote solutions chapter 4

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