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Math and science::Algebra::Aluffi

Subgroups of the general linear group

Below are three subgroups of GLn(R), the group of invertible n×n matrices with real entries.

SLn(R)
The subset of GLn(R) consisting of [what matricies?]. "S" is short for "special".
On(R)
The subset of GLn(R) consisting of [what matricies?]. "O" here is short for "orthogonal".
SOn(R)
The subset of On(R) consisting of [what matricies?].

Can you proof that these 3 subsets form subgroups?