1. Show that x^2 - y^2 = (x – y)(x + y) for all x, y in a ring R if and only if R is commutative. %3D

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1. Show that x^2 - y^2 = (x – y)(x + y) for all x,
y in a ring R if and only if R is commutative.
2. Let Rland R2 be subrings of a ring R.
Prove that R1 O R2 = {x E R|x E R1, x E R2}
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is a subring of R.
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Transcribed Image Text:Advanced Math 1. Show that x^2 - y^2 = (x – y)(x + y) for all x, y in a ring R if and only if R is commutative. 2. Let Rland R2 be subrings of a ring R. Prove that R1 O R2 = {x E R|x E R1, x E R2} %3D is a subring of R. Filters Add a caption.. > My group
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