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Sridhar Ramesh
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Non-normal subgroups of triangle groups

Consider the triangle group $\Delta(a, b, c)$ for some $a, b, c > 1$, given by three generators $x$, $y$, and $z$, such that $x^2 = y^2 = z^2 = (xy)^a = (yz)^b = (zx)^c = 1$.

Can anyone provide an example of a non-normal subgroup of some $\Delta(a, b, c)$ of finite index, containing only products of even numbers of generators (i.e., a subgroup of the corresponding von Dyck group), and containing no conjugate of any nontrivial power of $xy$, $yz$, or $zx$?

Furthermore, I would particularly be interested in examples where $a = 2$.

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