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Assignment: R R X R A B C D

The document contains a series of questions related to ring theory, focusing on properties of rings, ideals, and integral domains. Each question presents multiple-choice answers regarding various concepts in abstract algebra. The assignment is aimed at testing knowledge of commutative rings, polynomial rings, and related mathematical structures.

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Assignment: R R X R A B C D

The document contains a series of questions related to ring theory, focusing on properties of rings, ideals, and integral domains. Each question presents multiple-choice answers regarding various concepts in abstract algebra. The assignment is aimed at testing knowledge of commutative rings, polynomial rings, and related mathematical structures.

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ASSIGNMENT

By a ring we mean here a ring with identity.


Question Chose the correct answers.

(1) Let R be a commutative ring. Then the polynomial ring R[X] is an integral
domain if and only if R is necessarily
(a) a field (b) a finite field (c) an integral domain (d) an integral domain of
characteristic 0

(2) If the characteristic k of an integral domain is nonzero, then k is


(a) any integer (b) an odd integer (c) a prime number (d) an even integer

(3) 6Z ∩ 8Z =?
(a) 2Z (b) 48Z (c) 14Z (d) 24Z

(4) The ideal 5Z ∩ 11Z in Z is a


(a) maximal ideal (b) prime ideal (c) not an ideal (d) none of these

(5) Which of the following rings is an integral domains


(a) Z × Z (b) Q × Q (c) Q × R (d) none of these

(6) Let R be a ring with 20 elements, 9 unit elements and 2 nilpotent elements.
How many nonzero zero divisors does the ring R have?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) none of these

(7) The ideal 2Z[i] in Z[i] is


(a) prime ideal (b) maximal ideal (c) not a principal ideal (d) not a prime ideal

(8) Let I be an ideal of Z[i]. If i ∈ I, the what can you say about I?
(a) I = 2Z[i] (b) I = Z[i] (c) I is maximal (d) I is not a prime ideal

(9) If R is a field and X an indeterminate, then R[X] is


(a) some times a field (b) always a field (c) never a field (d) none of these

(10) Let R be a commutative ring.


Then how many roots does the polynomial of degree n has in R?
(a) at least n (b) at most n (c) more than n (d) none of these

(11) Which of the followings is a multiplicatively closed subset of the ring Z.


(a) Z − 28Z (b) Z − 29Z (c) Z − 30Z (d) none of these

(12) If m is an integer greater than 1, let Zm denote the ring of integers


modulo m. Determine the smallest value of n for which the set {Zn , Zn+1 , Zn+2 , Zn+3 , Zn+4 }
contains precisely one integral domain.
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(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 6

(13) The map ϕ : Z → Z/4Z is a ring morphism whose kernel is


(a) prime ideal (b) 4Z (c) 2Z (d) maximal ideal

(14) The units of the ring Z[i] are


(a) ±1 (b) ±i (c) 1, i (d) ±1, ±i

(15) The element 1 − X is a unit element of


(a) Z[[X]] (b) Z[X] (c) Z[X, Y ] (d) none of these

(16) Consider S = Z − 2Z a multiplicatively closed subset in the ring Z.


Then the fraction ring S −1 Z is
(a) {a/2b + 1|a, b ∈ Z} (b) {a/2b|a, b ∈ Z} (c) {b/2a|a, b ∈ Z} (d) none of these

(17) Then prime ideals of Z10 are


(a) (0), 2Z10 , 4Z10 (b) (0), 2Z10 , 5Z10 (c) 2Z10 , 5Z10 (d) none of these

E-mail address: Shafiq Ur [email protected]

(Rehman) GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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