If R is a system satisfying all the conditions for a ring with unit element with possible exception of a + b = b + a, prove that the axiom a + b = b + a must hold in R and that R is thus a ring. (Hint: Expand (a + b)(1 + 1) in two ways.

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If R is a system satisfying all the conditions for a ring with unit element with possible exception of a + b = b + a, prove that the axiom a + b = b + a must hold in R and that R is thus a ring. (Hint: Expand (a + b)(1 + 1) in two ways.

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