Non-Abelian Order 8 Group with One Order 2 Element is Quaternion Group/Proof 2
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Theorem
Let $G$ be a group with the following properties:
- $(1): \quad G$ is non-abelian.
- $(2): \quad G$ is of order $8$.
- $(3): \quad G$ has precisely one element of order $2$.
Then $G$ is isomorphic to the quaternion group $Q$.
Proof
By Groups of Order 8, the only group satisfying all three properties is $Q = \Dic 2$.
$\blacksquare$