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Verify that the set I in Example 5 is an ideal and that if
Chapter 14, Problem 3E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 3E
Verify that the set I in Example 5 is an ideal and that if J is any ideal of R that contains a1, a2, . . . , an, then I ⊆J. (Hence, ka1, a2, . . . , anl is the smallest ideal of R that contains a1, a2, . . . , an.)
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QUESTION:
Problem 3E
Verify that the set I in Example 5 is an ideal and that if J is any ideal of R that contains a1, a2, . . . , an, then I ⊆J. (Hence, ka1, a2, . . . , anl is the smallest ideal of R that contains a1, a2, . . . , an.)
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ANSWER:
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Check the set is an ideal and it is the smallest ideal containing .
Clearly, is not empty. For any two elements and in ,
As is a ring, the subtraction of two elements and belongs to . So, , and . Thus, is an ideal of