SCIENCE, PILANI

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND

KK BIRLAGOA CAMPUS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM, ALGEBRA-I, MATH F215
ISEMESTER - 2023-24
Duration: 90 min
Max. Marks: 70
Date: 10/10/2023

Note: Show all the steps legibly for the complete credit.

Define the following; (a) a group, (b) an abelian group (c) a cyclic group.

a-(6);)6)(69@ )()6)} or not. Is it abelian?

wherei=-1. Verify whether G is a group under matrix multiplication
Is it cyclic? (2+1+1+6+2-+2]

2. Let G be a group and Z(G) = {c E Glcg = gc g E G}. Prove or disprove that Z(G) is a
subgroup of G.
3. If p is a prime number and a is any integer then show that aP = amod p).

c4. How many generators a cyclic group of order 16 has? why?

5. Define a group homomorphism. If N and M are normal subgroups of a group G then prove
that

(a) NM is a normal subgroup of G

(b) NOM is a normal subgroup of G
NM ~ N
M NOM [6+6+10]
an abelian group of order 15 cyclic? why?

, Let f:G’G be a homorphisrn of a group G into G. Let o(G) > l and o(G) > 1such that
o(G) and o(G) are co-prine. Find Ker() and f(G).
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 BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Camnpus
Isemester 2023-24

Algebra-1 Question/Answer paper Quiz 2

Duration: 45 mts Date: 21/11/202% Max marks: 50
Name:
ID no: 202284 AI206a
Instructions:
Tick/writc thc corrcct answer(s). First TEN qucstions carry 3 marks cach and the next FIVE questions are of 4
marks cach. Qucstions may have only one / multiple correct answers. In case of
multiple correct choices, marks will
be distributed accordingly. If m is the number of correct
choices for a question, your answer will be evaluated only
if the number of ticked choices is less than or equal to nn,
otlherwise no credit. No negative liarking for the wrong
answers, but overwriting will be pcnalised. Return this before you leave the exam
hall.
Important Notation: J,- the commutative ring of integers under addition and
multiplication modlo n, where n is
any positive integer.

|1 2 3 4 11 2 3 4 1 23 4
(1) Let f= and h =
2 1 4 Then state true or false: {f,g, h} is
3 2
a subset of Sa 21 1 )
Ans. Faluc

(2) The eycle deconpusition of |1 2 3 4 5 6 Z 8 9

1 4 8 52 3 9 6 7/ .(Oe)a34)(74)
(3) The order of (1238)-(435) (14)
(4) State true or false: A group of order 144
has an element of order 3.
Ans: Tw
(5) Let X bé a nonempty set ¤nd Rbè th¡ set
of all subsets of Is (R,U,n) a ring? (yes/no
Ans. u, Ra
(6) For any a, bin a ring R, we have (a + b) (a - b) - (a'
-62) = -ab tba
(7) In the ring R of all 2 x 2 matrices with
integer entries, consider I =
Is I an ideal of
0 R?
If yes write 'yes', othrwi_e mention which condition in the definition of the ideal
fails.
Ans. Ne, o Ta GI but axI ¥Y
(8) State trucor falsc: There exists an
isomorphism between the rings 2Z and 5Z.
6R,atI faib
Ans. Fal
(9) Let R be an integral
dounain having unity witlh
simplest forun is . +A characteristic 3. For a, b E R the expansion of (a + )9 i ite
(10) Write all ideals of the ring J7.
Ans.

(11) (a) Write two automorphisns on the group (Z.+). (b) How ma1y automorplhisns are there om the group
(2, +)?

(12) Which of tlhe following is/are true?

L Lot (G, +) be an abclian group. If we define the multiplication on G by a.b = 0 for alla, b eG, then G
is a ring.

Let R ba the ring of all2x2 matrices with real eutries under matrix addition and natrix nmultiplication.
Then S = la, b E R is a comnutative subring of R with unity.
a

(c) Let R, R2,.....Ry, be rings. Then RË x R, X ..... x R, is a ring under compomentwise addition and
compoueutwise multiplication. Define f: RË x R2 x ... x Rn ’ R3 by f(u1, T2, ...,) = I3, where
T;E Ri, 1<i<n. Then f is not a homomorphism.
neIfa #0is a zero divisor aring R then there exists no b0 in Rsuch that ab =1.
(13) Let R be the Tíng of all contiuuous real valued functions on [0, 1] under tlhe usual
adlition and product of
fuhctigns. Then g: R’R defiued by d(f) = fe)dz is
t agroup homomorphism
(b) a ring homomorphism
(c) a ringc isomorphism
(d) a bijctive map
(c) nonc of these
(14) Let R be a commutative ring with únity and I, J be ideals of R and let K =
fre Rlra ¬ I E J}. Then
K is

.(ba subring of R
(c) neitlher an ideal uor a subring of R

(d) a subring but Hot an idealof R

(15) Write two nontrivial proper ideals of Jo
Ans.

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 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI
KK BIRLA GOA CAMPUS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM, ALGEBRA-I (PART-B), MATH F215
ISEMESTER - 2023-2024

Max. Marks: 56 Duration: 140 min

Date: 08/12/2022

,1/Leto= (123456789 10). Find the smallest positive integer n>1 such that g is also a
cycle of length 10. Find also the order of (1 9810 4)(2 10)(5 87)(6 9).
KLet G be a finite group and n be any positive integer such that nlo(G). Prove or disprove that
there exists always a subgroup H of Gsuch that oH) = n.
13/ Prove that a commutative ring R has no zero divisors if and only if for all a, b, ce R, ab = ac
imply b=, whenever a 0.

A. Define an ideal of a ring, Let R be the ring of all 2 x 2 matrices having integer entries. Is the
a 0
set H of all matrices of the type , a,bEZ an ideal of R? why? Is H a subring of R?
0 b
why?
, 5/ Let R be the ring of all real valued continuous functions on 0, 1] under usual addition _and
product of functions. Prove that I = {f (z) ¬ R\f(1/6) =0} is an ideal of R. Is it a maximal
ideal? Is it a prime ideal?

,6 Let R be a commutative ring with unity whose only ideals are (0) and R itself. Prove that R
is a field. 5]
. Define a Euclide¯n ring (or Euclidean domain) Prove that the integral domain
Z{l= {z+ iylz,y EZ},
where i =/-1is a Euclidean domain. 8]
8. State and prove Eisenstein's criterion for irreducibility of polynomials. Using Eisenstein's
criterion verify whether the polynomial 5 + 9z + 27a5 + 62 + 122 + 30¢² + 15 +3 is
irreducible over the field of rational numbers. [10]
9/Let R be an integral domain of characteristicp where p is a prime number. Prove or disprove
that the map f: R’ R defined by f() = Pfor all z ¬ R is a homomorphism.
5]
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