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Let R be a commutative ring and let a ε R be a non-zero element. Show...

Let R be a commutative ring and let a ε R be a non-zero element. Show that Ia ={x ε R such that ax=0} is an ideal of R. Show that if R is a domain then Ia is a prime ideal

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