Question
Determine which of the following binary operations are associative and which are commutative:
'*' on N defined by a * b = 1 for all $\text{a, b}\in\text{N}.$

Answer

Clearly, by defination a * b = 1 = b * a, $\forall\ \text{a, b}\in\text{N}$
Also, (a * b) * c = (1 * c) = 1
and a * (b * c) = (a * 1) = 1 $\forall\ \text{a, b, c}\in\text{N}$
Hence, N is both associative and commutative.

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