Let R be a commutative ring and let a ∈ R . Show that I a = { x ∈ R ∣ a x = 0 } is an ideal of R.

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Let R be a commutative ring and let a ∈ R . Show that I a = { x ∈ R ∣ a x = 0 } is an ideal of R.

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Let R be a commutative ring and let a ∈ R .

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I a = {xR  ax = 0}  is an ideal of R.

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