Show that the binary operation * on Z defined by a*b = 3a + 7b is not commutative.
Given that * is a binary operation on Z defined by a*b = 3a + 7b for all a,b∈Z.
We know that commutative property is p*q = q*p, where * is a binary operation.
Let’s check the commutativity of given binary operation:
⇒ a*b = 3a + 7b
⇒ b*a = 3b + 7a
⇒ b*a≠a*b
∴ Commutative property doesn’t holds for given binary operation ‘*’ on ‘Z’.