Question
Determine whether the following operations define a binary operation on the given set or not:
'*' on N defined by a * b = a + b - 2 for all $\text{a, b}\in\text{N.}$

Answer

If a = 1 and b = 1,

a * b = a + b - 2

= 1 + 1 - 2

$=0\notin\text{N}$

Thus, there exist a = 1 and b = 1 such that $\text{a}\ ^*\ \text{b}\notin\text{N}$

So, * is not a binary operation on N.

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