Commutative Rings
Let R be a ring. Then prove the following:
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If for all nonzero a ∈ R, a^2 = 1, then R is abelian (that is, for all a, b ∈ R, ab = ba).
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If for all non-1 a ∈ R, a^2 = 0, then R is abelian.
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If for all a ∈ R, a^2 = a, then R is abelian.
Posted Feb 22, 2016, 4:57 AM UTC · edited
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