OCR Further Additional Pure 2020 November — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Additional Pure (Further Additional Pure)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicGroups

1 The following Cayley table is for a set \(\{ a , b , c , d \}\) under a suitable binary operation.
\(a\)\(b\)\(c\)\(d\)
\(a\)\(b\)\(a\)
\(b\)
\(c\)\(c\)
\(d\)\(d\)\(a\)
  1. Given that the Latin square property holds for this Cayley table, complete it using the table supplied in the Printed Answer Booklet.
  2. Using your completed Cayley table, explain why the set does not form a group under the binary operation.