1.I.4E

Geometry | Part IB, 2002

Show that any finite group of orientation-preserving isometries of the Euclidean plane is cyclic.

Show that any finite group of orientation-preserving isometries of the hyperbolic plane is cyclic.

[You may assume that given any non-empty finite set EE in the hyperbolic plane, or the Euclidean plane, there is a unique smallest closed disc that contains E. You may also use any general fact about the hyperbolic plane without proof providing that it is stated carefully.]

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