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Show that the binary operation * on Z defined by a*b = 3a + 7b is not commutative.

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Given that * is a binary operation on Z defined by a*b = 3a + 7b for all a,b∈Z

We know that commutative property is p*q = q*p, where * is a binary operation. 

Let’s check the commutativity of given binary operation: 

⇒ a*b = 3a + 7b 

⇒ b*a = 3b + 7a 

⇒ b*a≠a*b 

∴ Commutative property doesn’t holds for given binary operation ‘*’ on ‘Z’.



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