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Binary Operations — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsBinary Operations1 Mark
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$Q^+$ is the set of all positive rational numbers with the binary operation $*$ defined by $\text{a}^*\text{b}=\frac{\text{ab}}2\ \forall\text{ a, b}\in\text{Q}^+$. The inverse of an element $\text{a}\in\text{Q}^+$ is:
  • A
    $\text{a}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{\text{a}}$
  • C
    $\frac{2}{\text{a}}$
  • ✓
    $\frac{4}{\text{a}}$
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Answer

Correct option: D.
$\frac{4}{\text{a}}$
Let e be the identity element in $Q^+$ with respect to $*$ such that
$a^ * e = a = e^ * a, \forall\text{ a}\in\text{Q}^+$
$a^ * e = a$ and $e^ * a = a, \forall\text{ a}\in\text{Q}^+$
$\frac{\text{ae}}2=\text{a}$ and $\frac{\text{ea}}2=\text{a}$, $\forall\text{ a}\in\text{Q}^+$
$\text{e}=2\in\text{Q}^+, \forall\text{ a}\in\text{Q}^+$
Thus$, 2$ is the identity element in $Q^+$ with respect to $*.$
Let $\text{ a}\in\text{Q}^+$ and $\text{ b}\in\text{Q}^+$ be the inverse of $a.$
Then,
$a^ * e = a = e^ * a$
$a^ * b = e$ and $b^ * a = e$
$\frac{\text{ab}}2=2$ and $\frac{\text{ba}}2=2$
$\text{b}=\frac{4}{\text{a}}\in\text{Q}^+$
Thus, $\frac{4}{\text{a}}$ is the inverse of $\text{ a}\in\text{Q}^+$.

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