Let ?: ℤ × ℤ → ℝ∗ be defined by p((a, b)) = 2a 3b   (i) Prove that p is a group homomorphism.    (ii) Find ker p.

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Let ?: ℤ × ℤ → ℝ∗ be defined by p((a, b)) = 2a 3b

 

(i) Prove that p is a group homomorphism. 

 

(ii) Find ker p.

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