Test 1
Test 1
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Proposition R.231: Prove that A = m + n 3 | m, n ∈ Z is closed under mulitpli-
cation. √ √ √
Proof: Let A = m + n 3 | m, n ∈ Z , and let m + n 3 and p + q 3 be elements of
A. Then √ √ √ √
m + n 3 p + q 3 = mp + mq 3 + np 3 + 3qn √
= (mp + 3qn) + (mq + np) 3.
Since m, n, p, q ∈ Z, mp + 3nq and mq + np are both integers. Therefore,
√ √
m + n 3 p + q 3 ∈ A,
√
and A is closed under multiplication. □Proposition R.231: Prove that A = m + n 3 | m, n ∈ Z
is closed under mulitplication.
√ √ √
Proof: Let A = m + n 3 | m, n ∈ Z , and let m + n 3 and p + q 3 be elements of
A. Then √ √ √ √
m + n 3 p + q 3 = mp + mq 3 + np 3 + 3qn √
= (mp + 3qn) + (mq + np) 3.
Since m, n, p, q ∈ Z, mp + 3nq and mq + np are both integers. Therefore,
√ √
m + n 3 p + q 3 ∈ A,