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Spring 2013 Solutions to Assignment 1

Denition and Examples of Groups

4. Determine whether the set G is a group under the operation . (a) G = {2, 4, 6, 8} in Z10 ; a b = ab (b) G = {2x |x Q}; a b = ab (c) G = {x Z | x 1 (mod 5)}; a b = ab (d) G = {x Q | x = 1}; a b = a + b ab (e) G = {x R | x = 1}; a b = ab + a + b (f) G = {c + di C | cd = 0 and c + d = 0}; a b = ab Solution: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 8. Show that G = multiplication. 15. If G is a group under the stated operation, prove it; if not, give a counterexample. (a) G = Q; a b = a + b + 3 (b) G = {r Q | r = 0}; a b = ab/3 22. Prove that the set of nonzero real numbers is a group under the operation dened by ab= ab, a/b, if a > 0 if a < 0. a b b a a, b R, not both 0 is abelian group under the matrix

31. If a, b R with a = 0, let Ta,b : R R be the function given by Ta,b (x) = ax + b. Prove that the set G = {Ta,b | a, b R with a = 0} forms a nonabelian group under the composition of functions.