MATH 1141 Tutorial 5

Question 1 Write down the addition and multiplication tables of Z2 , Z3

and Z4 .
Question 2 Find solutions to the following congruences:
4x 3(mod7), 5y 4(mod11), 2z 5(mod13).
Question 3 Let D and E be integral domains. Let R be the cartesian
product D E and let addition and multiplication be defined in R by
(d1 , e1 ) + (d2 , e2 ) = (d1 + d2 , e1 + e2 ),
(d1 , e1 )(d2 , e2 ) = (d1 d2 , e1 e2 ), d1 , d2 D, e1, e2 E.
Prove that R is a commutative ring with an identity but that R is not an
integral domain.
Question 4 Let D be an integral domain and let x be an element of D
such that x2 = x. Prove that either x = 0 or x is the identity of D.
Question 5 In Z7 find the inverses of 2, 3 and 6 .
Question 6 Over Z5 solve, if possible, the following pairs of simultaneous
equations.
x+ 3 y =2,
2 x+ 3 y = 1 ,
; (b)
(a)
3 x+ 2 y =4 .
3 x+ 2 y =2 .
Question 7 By considering the following tables that exhibit a field F
having elements 0 , 1 , , , solve the following simultaneous equations: x +
y = 1 , x + y = .
sum
0
1

0
0
1

1
1
0

0
1

1
0

product
0
1

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