Let $$a, b, c, d$$ be propositions. Assume that the equivalences $$a \leftrightarrow \left( {b \vee \neg b} \right)$$ and $$b \leftrightarrow c$$ hold. Then the truth value of the formulae $$\left( {a\, \wedge \,b} \right) \to \left( {\left( {a \wedge c} \right) \vee d} \right)$$ is always

Let P(S) denote the power set of a set S. Which of the following is always true?

The determinant of the matrix $$$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 8 & 1 & 7 & 2 \cr 2 & 0 & 2 & 0 \cr 9 & 0 & 6 & 1 \cr } } \right]\,\,is$$$

Let $$S = \left\{ {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7} \right\}$$ and $$ \otimes $$ denote multiplication modulo $$8$$, that is, $$x \otimes y = \left( {xy} \right)$$ mod $$8$$

(a) Prove that $$\left( {0,\,1,\, \otimes } \right)$$ is not a group.
(b) Write $$3$$ distinct groups $$\left( {G,\,\, \otimes } \right)$$ where $$G \subset s$$ and $$G$$ has $$2$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$elements.