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Let $p$ be a prime number and $G$ a finite group where $|G|=p^n$, $n \in \mathbb{Z_+}$. Show that any subgroup of index $p$ in it is normal in $G$. Conclude that any group of order $p^2$ have a normal subgroup of order $p$, but without using the Sylow theorems.

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