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of a ring Risa subring of R. Does the result hold
for the union of subrings? Justify.
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6. (a) State the ideal test. Let R]x] denote the set of all 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt
polynomials with real coefficients. Let A = {p(x) of this question paper.
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ideal of R[x]. 2. Attempt all questions by selecting two parts from
each question.
(b) Determine all the ring homomorphisms from Z0 to
itself. 3. Each part carries 7 .5 marks.
(c) State and prove the First Isomorphism Theorem 4. Use of Calculator not allowed.
for rings.
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1. (a) Let n be a fixed positive integer greater than 1. If
a mod n = a' and b mod n = b', then prove that
(a+ b)mod n = (a'+ b')mod n and (ab)mod n =
3. (a) If a.= [12 24 35 41 5]3 and p=
[12 21 34 43 5]5 ·
(a'b')mod n. Show that a.p * pa. Also compute the value of
and find order of p- a.p.
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(b) Define a Group. Show that the set {5,15, 25, 35}
is a group under multiplication modulo 40. What is (b) Construct a complete Cayley table for D4, the
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the identity element of this group? Is there any group of symmetries of a square. Find the inverse
of each of the element in D4•
relationship between this group and U(8)?
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(c) Let H = {(1), (1 2)(3 4), (13)(24), (14)(23)}.
(c) Show that G = GL(2, IR), group of 2x2 matrices
Find all the left cosets of H in A4, the alternating
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group of degree 4.
abelian. Also, construct a Cayley table for U(12).
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4. (a) State Lagrange's theorem for finite groups. Show
2. (a) Let G be a group and H a nonempty subset of G.
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that a group of prime order is cyclic.
Prove that if ab:' is in H whenever a and b are in
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H, then His a subgroup of G. Also, find the order (b) State the normal subgroup test. Prove that
of7 in U(l5). SL(2, IR), the group of 2 x 2 matrices with
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determinant 1 is a normal subgroup of GL(2, IR),
(b) Let G be a group and let a E G. Prove that a and
the group of 2 x 2 matrices with non zero
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a-1 have the same order. Illustrate the above result
determinant.
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(c) Let f: G ➔ G' be a group homomorphism. Prove
(c) Let a be an element of order n m a group G that if H be a cyclic subgroup of G then f(H) is
and let k be a positive integer. Show that a cyclic subgroup of G'. Prove or disprove that
the map g: (IR,+) ➔ (IR,+) given by g(x) = x2 is
a homomorphism.
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