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A binary operation is defined by a * b = ab/2. Is the binary operation commutative?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 13:23: PM
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Yes.

Here, a * b = ab/2, and b * a = ba/2 = ab/2 = a * b.
Thus, binary operation * is commutative.
Answered by | 04 Jun, 2014, 15:23: PM

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