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Question
Determine whether or not each of the definition of given below gives a binary operation. In the event that * is not a binary operation, give justification for this.
On R, define * by a * b = ab2
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Solution
On R, * is defined by a * b = ab2.
It is seen that for each a, b ∈ R, there is a unique element ab2 in R.
This means that * carries each pair (a, b) to a unique element a * b = ab2 in R.
Therefore, * is a binary operation.
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