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Problem # 3
Let R = Z16 be the ring of congruence classes mod 16, G = U16 the multi-
plicative group of those elements in R that are invertible under multiplication.
a) List the elements of G;
b) Determine if G is a cyclic group and indicate all a such that G = (a).
c) List all subgroups of G.
Problem # 4
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Problem # 6
a 0
Let A = a, c, d ∈ R be a subset of the ring M2 (R) of 2-by-2
c d
a 0
matrices with real entries, I = a, c ∈ R .
c 0
Problem # 7
Problem # 8
Let R = Z3 [x] be the ring of polynomials with coefficients from the field Z3 ,
p(x) = x2 + x + 2 a polynomial in R, I = {p(x)g(x) | g(x) ∈ R}.
a) Check that p(x) is irreducible in R;