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Consider a binary operation on set{1,2,3,4,5} given by the following multiplication table:
(i)Compute (23)4 and 2(34)

12345111111212121311311412141511115

(ii) Is commutative?

12345111111212121311311412141511115

(iii)Compute (23)×(4ast5)
12345111111212121311311412141511115

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Solution

We have (23)4=(1)4=1
and 2(34)=21=1

For every a,b {1,2,3,4,5},we have ab=ba.
Therefore, the operation is commutative

We have (23)=1 and (45)=1
Therefore, (23)(45)=11=1


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