3 Define the set S of matrices by S = {A = (aij) = M₂ (R): a11 = a22, a12 = -a21}. It turns out that S is a ring, with the operations of matrix addition and multiplication. (a) Write down two examples of elements of S, and compute their sum and product (b) Prove the additive and multiplicative closure laws for S.

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3 Define the set S of matrices by
S = {A = (aij) = M₂ (R) : a11 = a22, a12 = −a21}.
It turns out that S is a ring, with the operations of matrix addition and multiplication.
(a) Write down two examples of elements of S, and compute their sum and product
(b) Prove the additive and multiplicative closure laws for S.
Transcribed Image Text:3 Define the set S of matrices by S = {A = (aij) = M₂ (R) : a11 = a22, a12 = −a21}. It turns out that S is a ring, with the operations of matrix addition and multiplication. (a) Write down two examples of elements of S, and compute their sum and product (b) Prove the additive and multiplicative closure laws for S.
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(c) Assume that M₂ (R) has already been proved to be a ring. If you wanted to prove
that S was a ring, which axioms would follow immediately from the fact that
M₂ (R) is a ring, and for which axioms would there be something else to check?
Transcribed Image Text:(c) Assume that M₂ (R) has already been proved to be a ring. If you wanted to prove that S was a ring, which axioms would follow immediately from the fact that M₂ (R) is a ring, and for which axioms would there be something else to check?
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