
1.3.2 Permutation group
Problem:
Find the sign and the order of permutation \( \alpha \), and also find the permutation \( \alpha^{1644} \), where
\[
\alpha=(02) \cdot(0982) \cdot(45) \cdot(3579) \cdot(2684) \cdot(1825) \text {. }
\]