1. An element a of a ring Ris called an idempotent if a? = a. Show that a field contains exactly two idempotent elements.

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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.1: Definition Of A Ring
Problem 38E: An element x in a ring is called idempotent if x2=x. Find two different idempotent elements in M2().
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1. An element a of a ring R is called an idempotent if a? = a. Show that a field contains exactly
two idempotent elements.
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