Miscellaneous
Last updated at July 14, 2026 by Teachoo
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Question 10 Define a binary operation *on the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} as a * b = {ā(š+š, šš š+š<6@&š+š ā6, šš š+šā„6)⤠Show that zero is the identity for this operation and each element a ā 0 of the set is invertible with 6 ā a being the inverse of a. e is the identity of * if a * e = e * a = a Checking if zero is identity for this operation If a + b < 6 Putting b = 0 a < 6 This is possible Now, a * 0 = a + 0 = a 0 * a = 0 + a = a Thus, a * 0 = 0 * a = a So, 0 is identity of * If a + b ā„ 6 Putting b = 0 a ā„ 6 This is not possible as value of a can be {0, 1, ,2, 3, 4, 5} Now, we need to show that each element a ā 0 of the set is invertible with 6 ā a being the inverse of a. a * b = {ā(š+š, šš š+š<6@&š+š ā6, šš š+šā„6)⤠An element a in set is invertible if, there is an element in set such that , a * b = e = b * a Putting b = 6 ā a So, a + b = a + (6 ā a) = 6 Since a + b ā„ 6 a * b = a + b ā 6 a * b = a * (6 ā a) = a + (6 ā a) ā 6 = 0 b * a = (6 ā a) * a = (6 ā a) + a ā 6 = 0 Since a * (6 ā a) = (6 ā a) * a = 0 Hence, each element a of the set is invertible with 6 ā a being the inverse of a. s