Group Homomorphism Maps Inverses to Inverses
We would like to show that given a homomorphism f:G→H, where G and H are groups, the identity maps to the identity. Namely, f(eG)=eH, where eG∈G and eH∈H.
f(geG)=f(g)f(eG)
⟹f(g)=f(g)f(eG)
⟹f(g)−1f(g)=f(g)−1f(g)f(eG)
⟹eH=f(eG)
Let f be a homomorphism from G→H, where G and H are groups. We want to show: f(g−1)=f−1(g).
f(gg−1)=f(g)f(g−1)
⟹f(eG)=f(g)f(g−1)
f(g)−1f(eG)=f(g)−1f(g)f(g−1)
⟹f(g)−1f(eG)=f(g−1)
from the previous proof, we know f(eG)=eH. Namely, under f, the identity maps to the identity. Hence, we can say:
f(g)−1eH=f(g−1)
⟹f(g)−1=f(g−1)