MPZ 5140- Assignment No.

01- Academic year 2009

(01). (i). Define a binary operation
(ii). Define a group in usual notation
Let 1R be the set of all real numbers and let = S { } \ yaxis . Define a binary
operation * on S as follows
(a, b) * (c, d) = (ac, ad + b) (a, b), (c, d) s
Show that (S, *) is a group.
(02). (a). Let G = {f
1
, f
2
, f
3
}, where f
1
(x) = x, f
2
(x) =
x
1 x
) x ( f ,
x 1
1
3

be three mapping
from 1R \{0, 1} to 1R. By using composition table, show that G forms a group under
composition of mapping.
(b). Let R = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 } be a group under the operation
7
. The operation
7
is
defined by a
7
b = r, 0 r < 7, where r is the non-negative remainder when ordinary
addition a + b is divided by 7. By using a composition table
(i). Determine the identity element of R
(ii). Determine the inverse of each element a R
(c) Let M =
a b
; a, b, c, , bc 0
c o
| |

`
|
\ .
)

Does M form a group under matrix multiplication? Justify your answer.
(03). (i). For a fixed element a in a group G , define G G : f
a
such that
G x , xa a ) x ( f
1
a
=

. Show that
a
f is an isomorphism.
(ii). Let G be a group and G G : f such that,
1
x ) x ( f

= be a homomorphism. Show
that G is abelian.

(04). Prove that the set G of all matrices
cos sin
A ,
sin cos

(
=
(


together with matrix
multiplication is an abelian group.


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schedule.

Course Coordinator MPZ 5140
Dept. of Mathematics and Philosophy of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology
The Open University of Sri lanka, Nawala.