Practice with
Binary Operations
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Answer all of the questions pertaining to each binary operation shown below.  When you are finished with each question, check the answer box to see if your solutions are correct.

1.

Operation is defined on the set { m, a, t, h } as shown in the table below:

a.  Is this operation commutative?
b.  Name the identity element, or explain why none exists.
c.  For each element having an inverse, name the element and its inverse.
d.  True or false:

  

 

 

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2.

Operation is defined on the set { a, b, c, d }as shown in the table below:

a.  Is this operation commutative?
b.  Name the identity element, or explain why none exists.
c.  For each element having an inverse, name the element and its inverse.
d.  True or false:

d (c b) = (d c ) b

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.

Operation is defined on the set { 1, 2, 3, 4 } as shown in the table below:

a.  Is this operation commutative?
b.  Name the identity element, or explain why none exists.
c.  For each element having an inverse, name the element and its inverse.
d.  True or false:

(1 2) 3 = 1 (2 3)
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4.

Operation # is defined on the set {, , , } as shown in the table below:

a.  Is this operation commutative?
b.  Name the identity element, or explain why none exists.
c.  For each element having an inverse, name the element and its inverse.
d.  True or false:

# ( ) =  ( # ) #

 

  

 

   

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5.

Given:   
What is the value of  ?


Choose:

-2
2
14
cannot be determined

 

 

6.

Given:   
What is the value of  ?


Choose:

7
10
12
19