Decide whether (Z, -) forms a group where : Z xZ Z (a) is the usual operation of subtraction, i.e. (m, n) m - n. Justify your answer fully.

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5. (a)
Decide whether (Z, -) forms a group where : Z x Z Z
is the usual operation of subtraction, i.e. (m, n) m - n. Justify your
answer fully.
X1
(b)
Consider R? = R x R. Elements of R? have the form
in
which x1, x2 E R. Define the operation : R2 x R2 R? by
) - „).
y2
\Y1x2+ y2,
Show that (R?, *) does not form a group. Next, find a suitable subset of
R? that forms a group with the operation * as given above. Finally, decide
with proof whether this group is abelian.
Show (R\{-1}, o) forms a group, where for any a, be R\{-1},
(c)
a ob = (a+1)(b+1) – 1. Next, find a group element g such that 2og o3 =
5. Is this element unique? Justify your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:5. (a) Decide whether (Z, -) forms a group where : Z x Z Z is the usual operation of subtraction, i.e. (m, n) m - n. Justify your answer fully. X1 (b) Consider R? = R x R. Elements of R? have the form in which x1, x2 E R. Define the operation : R2 x R2 R? by ) - „). y2 \Y1x2+ y2, Show that (R?, *) does not form a group. Next, find a suitable subset of R? that forms a group with the operation * as given above. Finally, decide with proof whether this group is abelian. Show (R\{-1}, o) forms a group, where for any a, be R\{-1}, (c) a ob = (a+1)(b+1) – 1. Next, find a group element g such that 2og o3 = 5. Is this element unique? Justify your answer.
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