Symmetry Group of Equilateral Triangle is Solvable
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Theorem
The symmetry group $D_3$ of the equilateral triangle is a solvable group.
Proof
From Symmetry Group of Equilateral Triangle is Symmetric Group, $D_3$ is the symmetric group on $3$ letters $S_3$.
The result follows from Examples of Composition Series: Symmetric Group $S_3$.
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): soluble group (US: solvable group)