Neco 2020 Further Mathematics Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2020 Neco Further Mathematics examination.

Neco 2020 Further Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Easy Difficulty
Question 35 NECO • 2020 • FURTHER_MATHEMATICS • objective

Let \(A=\{1,2,3,4,5\}\). Define a binary operation \(*\) on \(A\) by \(a * b = (a+b)\bmod 5\), where a result of 0 is written as 5. Determine the identity element \(e\) for this operation and compute \(3 * e\).

Answer Options

A. Identity e = 3; 3 * e = 1
Correct Answer B. Identity e = 5; 3 * e = 3
C. Identity e = 2; 3 * e = 5
D. Identity e = 1; 3 * e = 4
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Identity e = 5; 3 * e = 3

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This is Neco 2020 Further Mathematics Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Further Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Easy .

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