Subgroup of Index 2 is Normal

Any subgroup with exactly two cosets is invariant under conjugation
Subgroup of Index 2 is Normal

Subgroup of Index 2 is Normal: Let GG be a and let HGH\le G be a . If the of HH in GG is 22, then HH is in GG.

Equivalently: if there are exactly two left of HH in GG, then the left cosets equal the right cosets, so gH=HggH=Hg for all gGg\in G.

Proof sketch: There are exactly two left cosets, namely HH and GHG\setminus H. For any gGg\in G, the right coset HgHg is a coset of the same size as HH, hence must be either HH or GHG\setminus H. If gHg\in H then Hg=H=gHHg=H=gH. If gHg\notin H then both HgHg and gHgH are cosets distinct from HH, hence both equal GHG\setminus H, so Hg=gHHg=gH. Therefore HH is normal.