OCR Further Additional Pure 2018 December — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Additional Pure (Further Additional Pure)
Year2018
SessionDecember
TopicGroups

4 The set \(L\) consists of all points \(( x , y )\) in the cartesian plane, with \(x \neq 0\). The operation ◇ is defined by \(( a , b ) \diamond ( c , d ) = ( a c , b + a d )\) for \(( a , b ) , ( c , d ) \in L\).
    1. Show that \(L\) is closed under ◇.
    2. Prove that \(\diamond\) is associative on \(L\).
    3. Find the identity element of \(L\) under ◇ .
    4. Find the inverse element of \(( a , b )\) under ◇.
  1. Find a subgroup of \(( L , \diamond )\) of order 2.