Question

In modular arithmetic : (a/b) = b(a^-1)

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

The question is from Groups Rings and Fields in division Basic Concepts in Number Theory and Finite Fields of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) False

To elaborate: This statement is not true. The correct version would be : (a/b) = a(b^-1).