A set $S=\{x : x\in R,x\neq -2 \}$ is given.A binary operation $ \ast $ on S is defined by $a \ast b=a+b+\large\frac{ab}{2}\normalsize,\forall a,b,\in R$.Prove that $(S,\ast)$ is an abelian group.

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