Show that in the definition of a vector space V the condition about existence of additive inverse can be replaced with the condition: 0v = v, for all v is the element of V . Here the 0 on the left side of the equation is the scalar 0, and on right side of the equation is the additive identity of V .

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Show that in the definition of a vector space V the condition about
existence of additive inverse can be replaced with the condition:
0v = v, for all v is the element of V .
Here the 0 on the left side of the equation is the scalar 0, and on right side of
the equation is the additive identity of V .

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