3. Define an operation on G = R\{0} x R as follows: (a, b) (c,d) = (ac, bc + d) for all (a, b), (c,d) = G. ★ Show that (G, *) is a group which has infinitely many element of order 2.

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3. Define an operation on G = R\{0} x R as follows:
(a, b) (c,d) = (ac, bc + d) for all (a, b), (c,d) € G.
Show that (G, *) is a group which has infinitely many element of
order 2.
4. Let (G, *) be a group and a, b E G. Show that
(a). o(a) = o(a-¹),
(b). o(a) = o(b¹ *a*b),
(c). o(a*b) = o(b* a).
ed Ati
Transcribed Image Text:3. Define an operation on G = R\{0} x R as follows: (a, b) (c,d) = (ac, bc + d) for all (a, b), (c,d) € G. Show that (G, *) is a group which has infinitely many element of order 2. 4. Let (G, *) be a group and a, b E G. Show that (a). o(a) = o(a-¹), (b). o(a) = o(b¹ *a*b), (c). o(a*b) = o(b* a). ed Ati
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