Find order of all the elements of the Group = {1,-1, i, -i}. The binary operator is defined as a b = ab.

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Find order of all the elements of the Group =
{1,-1, i, -i}. The binary operator is defined as a b = ab.
Transcribed Image Text:Find order of all the elements of the Group = {1,-1, i, -i}. The binary operator is defined as a b = ab.
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The given group is:

G = {1, -1, i, -i}

The binary operation * is defined as a * b = ab.

Clearly 1 is the identity element of the group G; for we see:

a * 1 = 1 * a = a; for all a in G 

 

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