If a and bare nilpotent elements of a commutative ring, show that a + b is also nilpotent. Give an example to show that this may fail if the ring is not commutative.

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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.2: Integral Domains And Fields
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nilpotent elements form a subring.
7. Ifa and bare nilpotent elements of a commutative ring, show that
a + b is also nilpotent. Give an example to show that this may fail
if the ring is not commutative.
Transcribed Image Text:nilpotent elements form a subring. 7. Ifa and bare nilpotent elements of a commutative ring, show that a + b is also nilpotent. Give an example to show that this may fail if the ring is not commutative.
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