Homomorphism Inverse to Inverse

Group Homomorphism Maps Inverses to Inverses

We would like to show that given a homomorphism f:GHf: G \rightarrow H, where GG and HH are groups, the identity maps to the identity. Namely, f(eG)=eHf(e_{G}) = e_{H}, where eGGe_{G} \in G and eHHe_{H} \in H.

f(geG)=f(g)f(eG)f(g e_{G}) = f(g)f(e_{G})     f(g)=f(g)f(eG)\implies f(g) = f(g) f(e_{G})     f(g)1f(g)=f(g)1f(g)f(eG)\implies f(g)^{-1} f(g) = f(g)^{-1} f(g) f(e_{G})     eH=f(eG)\implies e_{H} = f(e_{G})

Let ff be a homomorphism from GHG \rightarrow H, where GG and HH are groups. We want to show: f(g1)=f1(g)f(g^{-1}) = f^{-1}(g).

f(gg1)=f(g)f(g1)f(gg^{-1}) = f(g)f(g^{-1})     f(eG)=f(g)f(g1)\implies f(e_{G}) = f(g)f(g^{-1}) f(g)1f(eG)=f(g)1f(g)f(g1)f(g)^{-1} f(e_{G}) = f(g)^{-1} f(g)f(g^{-1})     f(g)1f(eG)=f(g1)\implies f(g)^{-1} f(e_{G}) = f(g^{-1})

from the previous proof, we know f(eG)=eHf(e_{G}) = e_{H}. Namely, under ff, the identity maps to the identity. Hence, we can say:

f(g)1eH=f(g1)f(g)^{-1} e_{H}= f(g^{-1})     f(g)1=f(g1)\implies f(g)^{-1} = f(g^{-1})