Prove that the only idempotent elements in an integral domain R with unity are 0 and 1.

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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.2: Integral Domains And Fields
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Prove that the only idempotent elements in an integral
domain R with unity are 0 and 1.
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