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A Gallery of Groups · Hard problem

Represent D15D_{15} (order 3030) by maps x↦ax+b(mod15)x\mapsto ax+b\pmod{15} with a∈{1,−1}a\in\{1,-1\}, so that r ⁣:x↦x+1r\colon x\mapsto x+1 and the reflection s ⁣:x↦−xs\colon x\mapsto-x (as in the lesson's proof). How many elements of D15D_{15} commute with ss?