show that each of the following collections of numbers forms a group under addition (i) The even integers. (ii) All real numbers of the form a + bsqrt(2) where a,b E Z (iii) All real numbers of the form a + bsqrt(2) where a,b E Q (iV) All complex numbers of the form a + bi where a,b E Z

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show that each of the following collections of numbers forms a group under addition

(i) The even integers.

(ii) All real numbers of the form a + bsqrt(2) where a,b E Z

(iii) All real numbers of the form a + bsqrt(2) where a,b E Q

(iV) All complex numbers of the form a + bi where a,b E Z

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