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Rings & Modules

Preparation Questions for Quiz-3 (Fall 2024)


Date of Quiz-3 will be 19/11/2024

1. Is there a ring homomorphism from R to some ring whose kernel is Z?


2. Show that a epimorphism from a field to a ring with more than one element
must be an isomorphism.
√
3. Let f (x) ∈ R[x]. If a + bi is a complex zero of f (x) (here i = −1), show
that a − bi is also a zero of f (x).
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a b a b
4. Let R = a, b ∈ Z , and let ϕ be the mapping that takes
b a b a
to a − b.
(i) Show that ϕ is a homomorphism.
(ii) Determine the kernel of ϕ.
(iii) Show that R/Ker ϕ is isomorphic to Z.
(iv) Is Ker ϕ a prime ideal?
(v) Is Ker ϕ a maximal ideal?
5. Show that if (m, n) = 1 then Zmn ∼
= Zm ⊕ Zn (as a ring).
6. Apply First Isomorphism Theorem (for rings) to show that Q[X] ∼
= Q.
<X>
∼ √ Z[X]
7. Apply First Isomorphism Theorem (for rings) to show that = Z[ −5 ]. <X 2 +5>
√
8. Apply First Isomorphism Theorem (for rings) to show that <XZ[X]
2 −2>
∼
= Z[ 2 ].
9. List all the polynomials of degree 2 in Z2 [x]. Which of these are equal as
functions from Z2 to Z2 ?.
10. Find two distinct cubic polynomials over Z2 that determine the same function
from Z2 to Z2 .
11. For any positive integer n, how many polynomials are there of degree n over
Z2 ? How many distinct polynomial functions from Z2 to Z2 are there?
12. Show that 1 is the only solution of equation X 25 − 1 = 0 in Z37 .

“ If I feel unhappy, I do mathematics to become happy. If I am happy, I do mathematics to keep happy.” ∼ PAUL

TURAN

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