MTE-06

ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET

Bachelor’s Degree Programme

ABSTRACT ALGEBRA

(Valid from 1st January, 2019 to 31st December, 2019)

It is compulsory to submit the assignment before filling in the exam form.

School of Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
(2019)
Dear Student,

Please read the section on assignments in the Programme Guide for Elective Courses that we sent you
after your enrolment. A weightage of 30 per cent, as you are aware, has been earmarked for continuous
evaluation, which would consist of one tutor-marked assignment for this course. The assignment is in
this booklet.

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 Assignment
(To be done after studying Blocks 1-4)
Course Code: MTE-06
Assignment Code: MTE-06/TMA/2019
Maximum Marks: 100

1. Which of the following statements are true? Give reasons for your answers.
i) If f : S → S is 1-1, where S is a set, then f is onto.
ii) The signature of the product of k disjoint cycles in Sn is k .
iii) R[ x ] has no maximal ideal.
iv) If m | n in Z , then mZ is an ideal of Z / nZ .
v) Every non-trivial subgroup of an infinite group is infinite.
vi) The characteristic of the quotient field of any UFD is zero.
vii) If H and K are subgroups of a group G , then HK is also a subgroup of G .
viii) If the order of a group is even, then it cannot have an element of odd order.
ix) If R is an integral domain, then R / I has no zero divisors, where I is an ideal of R .
x) If G is a group, H ∆ G , then hg = gh ∀ h ∈ H, g ∈ G . (20)

2. a) Use the principle of mathematical induction to show that if S is a set with n

elements, then it has 2n subsets, ∀ n ∈ N . (6)

p  p r
b) Let S =  ∈ Q (q, 5) = 1 . Define a relation ~ on S by ‘ ~ iff 5 (ps − qr ) ’.
q  q s
Check whether this relation is an equivalence relation. If it is, find [0] . If the
relation is not an equivalence relation, obtain a subset of S over which it will form
an equivalence relation. (4)

3. a) Let S be a set with n elements, n ≥ 3 . Let B be the set of bijective mappings of S

onto itself.
i) Check whether (B, o) is a group or not.
ii) Give the cardinality of the set B .
iii) Is o commutative? Give reasons for you answer. (5)

b) Check whether or not H = {x ∈ R ∗ x = 1 or x ∉ Q} is a subgroup of (R∗ , .) . Also

check whether K = {x ∈ R∗ x ≥ 1} is a subgroup of R∗ or not. (3)

c) Let U (n ) = {x ∈ N 1 ≤ x < n , ( x, n ) = 1} . Show that U (n ) is a group w.r.t.

multiplication modulo n . Also show that U (14) is cyclic and U (20) is not
cyclic. (9)

d) Obtain the centre of Q8 and two distinct right cosets of Z(Q8 ) in Q8 . (3)

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4. a) If G is a group of order 40, and H and K are its subgroups of orders 20 and 10 ,
then check whether or not HK ≤ G . Further, show that o(H ∩ K ) ≥ 5 . (4)

b) Prove that C∗ / S ~ R + , where S = {z ∈ C* | z | = 1} , R + = {x ∈ R | x > 0} and

C* = C \ {0} . (5)

c) What are the possible algebraic structures of a group of order 99? (6)

Z3 [ x ]
5. a) Consider the ring R = x8 −1 .
i) Is R a finite ring?
ii) Does R have zero divisors?
iii) Does R have nilpotent elements?
Give reasons for your answers. (4)

b) Give an example, with justification, of a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under

addition but not a subring. (3)

 a b  
c) Show that Z[ 2 ] = {a + b 2 a , b ∈ Z} is isomorphic to S =   a , b ∈ Z  as
2b a  
rings. (5)

d) Construct a multiplication (Cayley) table for 3Z . (3)

9Z

6. a) Give two distinct maximal ideals of R[ x ] , with justification. (3)

b) Give an example, with justification, of rings R and S with a ring homomorphism

ϕ : R → S such that P is a prime ideal of R but ϕ(P) is not a prime ideal of S. (3)

c) Let D be a Euclidean domain, with Euclidean valuation d . Prove that if n ∈ N such

that d(1) + n ≥ 0 , then f : D \ {0} → Z : f (x ) = d ( x ) + n is also a Euclidean valuation
on D . (4)

7. a) Let d ∈ N , where d ≠ 1 and d is not divisible by the square of a prime.

Prove that N : Z[ d ] → N ∪ {0} : N (a + b d ) = | a 2 − db 2 | satisfies the following
properties for x , y ∈ Z[ d ] :
i) N (x ) = 0 ⇔ x = 0
ii) N (xy ) = N( x ) N( y)
iii) N ( x ) = 1 ⇔ x is a unit

iv) N ( x ) is prime ⇒ x is irreducible in Z[ d ] . (8)

b) Prove or disprove that C ~ R as fields. (2)