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Write the identity element for the binary operation * on the set R0 of all non-zero real numbers by the rule a * b = ab/2 for all a, b ∈ R0. |
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Answer» The given binary operation is a*b = ab/2 And from the definition of identity element e, a*e = a ........(i) We have, a*e = ae/2……….(ii) Thus from (i) & (ii) , ae/2 = a or, e/2 = 1 ∴ e = 2 Hence the identity element for this binary operation is 2. |
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