18. A ring element a is called an idempotent if a? = a. Prove that the only idempotents in an integral domain are 0 and 1.

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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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18. A ring element a is called an idempotent if a? = a. Prove that the
only idempotents in an integral domain are 0 and 1.
Transcribed Image Text:18. A ring element a is called an idempotent if a? = a. Prove that the only idempotents in an integral domain are 0 and 1.
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