19.2 - Rings, Fields and Polynomials
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Practice Questions
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What is the main property that distinguishes a field from a ring?
💡 Hint: Think about multiplicative inverses.
List the two operations defined over a ring.
💡 Hint: These are commonly notated as '+' and '×'.
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What must a set satisfy to be called a ring?
💡 Hint: Think about the characteristics of each operation.
In a field, is it true that every non-zero element has an inverse?
💡 Hint: Reflect on what defines a field.
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Prove that the set of integers under addition and multiplication modulo N forms a ring.
💡 Hint: Consider each operation carefully within the modulus structure.
Using the polynomial a(x) = 2x + 1 in Z_3, compute a(2) and interpret the meaning of this result.
💡 Hint: Remember the significance of assigning values to polynomials.
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