Consider the binary operation $\ast :\; R \times R \rightarrow R$ and $o :\; R \times R \rightarrow R$ defined as $a \ast b = | a \text{-b}|$ and $\;a\;o\;b=a, \forall a,\;b \in R.$ Show that $\ast$ is commutative but not associative, $o$ is associative but not commutative. Further, show that $\forall\; a,\; b,\; c \in R,\; a\; \ast\; (b\; o\; c) = (a \ast b) \;o\; (a \ast c)$. [If it is so, we say that the operation $\ast$ distributes over $o$]. Does $o$ distribute over? Justify your answer.

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