Math 125-Cc SECOND PROBLEM SET

General Instruction: Prove the following statements:

1. Determine whether or not the relation 𝑛 ∗ 𝑚 iff 𝑛 − 𝑚 is evenly divisible by 2 is an
equivalence relation in ℤ+ .
2. Determine whether or not the binary operation ∗ defined by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 is a group
structure on
2ℤ = {2𝑛|𝑛 ∈ ℤ}.
3. Let 𝑆 = ℝ − {−1}. Define ∗ on 𝑆 by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑎𝑏.
a. Show that (𝑆,∗) is a group.
b. Solve for 𝑥 in 2 ∗ 𝑥 ∗ 3 = 7.
4. Show that if 𝐻 and 𝐾 are subgroups of an abelian group 𝐺, then
{ℎ𝑘|ℎ ∈ 𝐻 and 𝑘 ∈ 𝐾}
is a subgroup pf 𝐺.
5. Prove Theorem 1.11 (Compact Criteria).