Decide which of the following are integral domains and which are fields with respect to the usual operations of addition and multiplication. For each one that fails to be an integral domain or a field, state a reason.   The set of all real numbers of the form m + n \/2, where m ϵ Z and n ϵ E.

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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.2: Integral Domains And Fields
Problem 3E: Consider the set S={[0],[2],[4],[6],[8],[10],[12],[14],[16]}18, with addition and multiplication as...
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Decide which of the following are integral domains and which are fields with respect to the usual operations of addition and multiplication. For each one that fails to be an integral domain or a field, state a reason.

 

The set of all real numbers of the form m + n \/2, where m ϵ Z and n ϵ E.

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