**Proof plan.** Construct an explicit bijection between the orbit $G \cdot x$ and the coset space $G/G_x$, then invoke [Lagrange's Theorem](/theorems/841) for the finite case.
**Step 1: Define the map.**
Define
\begin{align*}
\psi : G/G_x &\to G \cdot x \\
gG_x &\mapsto g \cdot x.
\end{align*}
**Step 2: Well-definedness.**
[claim: Well-Defined Map]
$\psi$ is well-defined.
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[proof]
If $gG_x = g'G_x$ then $g^{-1}g' \in G_x$, so $(g^{-1}g') \cdot x = x$, giving $g' \cdot x = g \cdot x$. Hence $\psi(gG_x) = \psi(g'G_x)$.
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**Step 3: $\psi$ is a bijection.**
[claim: Bijection]
$\psi$ is a bijection between $G/G_x$ and $G \cdot x$.
[/claim]
[proof]
Surjectivity: every element $g \cdot x \in G \cdot x$ equals $\psi(gG_x)$.
Injectivity: if $\psi(gG_x) = \psi(g'G_x)$ then $g \cdot x = g' \cdot x$, so $(g^{-1}g') \cdot x = x$, meaning $g^{-1}g' \in G_x$, hence $gG_x = g'G_x$.
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**Step 4: Counting.**
Since $|G/G_x| = |G : G_x|$, the bijection gives $|G \cdot x| = |G : G_x|$. When $G$ is finite, [Lagrange's Theorem](/theorems/841) yields $|G| = |G_x| \cdot |G : G_x|$, so
\begin{align*}
|G| = |G_x| \cdot |G \cdot x|. \qquad \square
\end{align*}