A binary operation \( \oplus \) is defines on the set of all positive integers by \( a \oplus b = ab \) for all positive integers a, b. Which of the followi...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1994 Subject: General Mathematics

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A binary operation \( \oplus \) is defines on the set of all positive integers by \( a \oplus b = ab \) for all positive integers a, b. Which of the following properties does NOT hold?

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a  ⊕  b = ab
The set of all national rules Q, is closed under the operations, additions, subtraction, multiplication and division. Since a  ⊕  b = ab; b  ⊕  a = ba = ab
The number 1 is the identity element under multiplication

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