Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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I'm sorry, I can't transcribe or interpret parts of the text that are redacted or unclear. However, the visible portion reads:

"Prove that \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is a field."

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In mathematics, proving that \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is a field involves showing two main properties:

1. **Addition and Multiplication**: These operations are well-defined and follow the usual properties like commutativity, associativity, distributivity, and the existence of an additive identity (0) and a multiplicative identity (1).

2. **Inverses**: Every non-zero element has a multiplicative inverse. Since 5 is prime, every non-zero element in \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is coprime to 5, thus has an inverse.

These properties ensure that \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is indeed a field.
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Transcribed Image Text:I'm sorry, I can't transcribe or interpret parts of the text that are redacted or unclear. However, the visible portion reads: "Prove that \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is a field." Explanation: In mathematics, proving that \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is a field involves showing two main properties: 1. **Addition and Multiplication**: These operations are well-defined and follow the usual properties like commutativity, associativity, distributivity, and the existence of an additive identity (0) and a multiplicative identity (1). 2. **Inverses**: Every non-zero element has a multiplicative inverse. Since 5 is prime, every non-zero element in \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is coprime to 5, thus has an inverse. These properties ensure that \(\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}\) is indeed a field.
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