Ideals and Factor Rings : Annihilator
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Problem:
If X is contained in R is a nonempty subset of a commutative ring R, define the annihilator of X by ann(X) = { a belonging to R | ax=0 for all x belonging to X}
Show that X is contained in ann[ann(X)]
AND
Show that ann(X) = ann{ann[ann(X)]}.
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A proof involving an annihilator is provided and the details are in the solution.
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Proof:
X is contained in R and R is commutative, so we have ax=xa for any elements a,x in R.
First, I show that X is contained in ann[ann(X)]
By definition of ann(X), we know, for any x in X and any y in ann(X), we have yz=0 ...
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