Let a be an element of the ring R. (a) Prove that {xinR|ax=0} is a right ideal and {yinR|ya=0} is a left ideal (called respectively the right and left annihilators of a in R ). (b) Prove that if L is a left ideal of R then for all ainL is a two-sided ideal (called the left annihilator of L in R ).
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Let $a$ be an element of the ring $R$. (a) Prove that $\{x \in R \mid ax = 0\}$ is a right ideal and $\{y \in R \mid ya = 0\}$ is a left ideal (called respectively the right and left annihilators of $a$ in $R$). (b) Prove that if $L$ is a left ideal of $R$ then Show more…
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