Consider the group G = ℚ* × ℤ with operation * on G that can be expressed as: (w, x) * (y, z) = (wy + 1, xz - 1), for all (w, x), (y, z) ∈ ℚ* × ℤ. Find the value of (a, b) in the equation (a, b) = (10, -5)-1 * (9, 4)2

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Consider the group G = ℚ* × ℤ with operation * on G that can be expressed as:

(w, x) * (y, z) = (wy + 1, xz - 1), for all (w, x), (y, z) ∈ ℚ* × ℤ.

Find the value of (a, b) in the equation (a, b) = (10, -5)-1 * (9, 4)2.

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