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UTME / JAMB 2025
Binary Operations
Solution
A binary operation * is defined on the set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} as a*b = ab + a + b. Compute 1 * 3
A
14
B
4
C
7
D
5
medium Difficulty
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Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Binary Operations
Solution
If p * q = 2p + pq + q, find p when ( p * 2) - (p * 1) = 40
A
39
B
40
C
41
D
42
medium Difficulty
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Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Binary Operations
Solution
A binary operation * is defined on a set of real numbers by x*y = x\(^y\) for all values of x and y, if x * 2 = x, find the possible values of x.
A
0, 2
B
1, 2
C
0, 1
D
2, 2
medium Difficulty
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Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 2023
Binary Operations
Solution
Let '*' and '^' be two binary operations such that a * b = a\(^2\)b and a ^ b = 2a + b. Find (-4 * 2) ^ (7 * -1).
A
-49
B
64
C
113
D
15
medium Difficulty
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Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 2023
Binary Operations
Solution
Let a binary operation '*' be defined on a set A. The operation will be commutative if
A
a*b = b*a
B
(a*b)*c = a*(b*c)
C
(b ο c)*a = (b*a) ο (c*a)
D
None of the above
medium Difficulty
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Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 2022
Binary Operations
Solution
Let (*) be a binary operation on a natural number defined by a * b = a - b + (ab)\(^2\), then find 3 * 5
A
223
B
232
C
32
D
-232
medium Difficulty
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Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 2021
Binary Operations
Solution
If the binary operation \(\ast\) is defined by m \(\ast\) n = mn + m + n for any real number m and n, find the identity of the elements under this operation
A
e = 1
B
e = -1
C
e = -2
D
e = 0
medium Difficulty
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