Which one of the following options regarding the binary operation is FALSE? a b c d aadcb bbada ccbac ddbca a. (a*b) (cd) = (a (b*d)) (d.c) b. (a*b) (b* a) can be used as a counterexample to prove that the binary operation is not commutative. c. (a*b) *d=a* (b* d) proves that the binary operation is associative. O d. The binary operation does not have an identity element.

Elements Of Modern Algebra
8th Edition
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Author:Gilbert, Linda, Jimmie
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Chapter1: Fundamentals
Section1.4: Binary Operations
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Which one of the following options regarding the binary operation * is FALSE?
abcd
aadcb
bbada
ccbac
ddbca
a. (a*b) (cd) = (a * (b* d)) * (d * c)
b. (a*b) (b* a) can be used as a counterexample to prove that the binary operation * is not commutative.
c. (a*b) * d = a* (b* d) proves that the binary operation * is associative.
d. The binary operation
does not have an identity element.
*
Transcribed Image Text:Which one of the following options regarding the binary operation * is FALSE? abcd aadcb bbada ccbac ddbca a. (a*b) (cd) = (a * (b* d)) * (d * c) b. (a*b) (b* a) can be used as a counterexample to prove that the binary operation * is not commutative. c. (a*b) * d = a* (b* d) proves that the binary operation * is associative. d. The binary operation does not have an identity element. *
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