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Associative or commutative? 2007-08-24
From Terry:
5*(7*2)=(7*5)*2 Is this associative property or commutative ??? Both?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A binary operation 2007-07-31
From sofia:
Prove that if * is associative and commutative binary operation on a set S, then (a*b)*(c*d) = [(d*c)*a]*b

for all a,b,c,d element in S. Assume the associative Law only for triples as in the definition that is, assume only (x*y)*z = x*(y*z) for all x,y,z element in S.

Answered by Penny Nom.
Binary operations 2007-07-30
From jim:
prove or disprove:

Every binary operation on a set consisting of a single element is both commutative and associative.


Answered by Penny Nom.
A commutative subgroup 2007-05-03
From moulipriya:
If H be a commutative subgroup of a group G. Then can we say that G is also commutative?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Definitions 1997-09-08
From SohoGirl13:
I am an 8th grader. my e-mail address is SohoGirl13@aol.com. I have a question: what are the associative, communitive, and distributive properties?
Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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