Let R be a finite commutative ring, that is if a, b are elements of R, then ab = ba.
Show that for any tR, T = tR = {tr|r
R} is a subring of R
Further, if TR, there are r1
r2 such that tr1 = tr2. (Hint: if tr
ts for all r, s
R,
then #tR = #R. )
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Let R be a finite commutative ring, that is if a, b are elements of R, then ab = ba.
Show that for any tR, T = tR = {tr|r
R} is a subring of R
Further, if TR, there are r1
r2 such that tr1 = tr2. (Hint: if tr
ts for all r, s
R,
then #tR = #R. )
Closed under multiplication?,
so closed under multi.
Closed under subtraction?,
so closed under subtraction
The third thing. If T = R, then they would have to be the same "size" no? meaning ifand
then what were originally 2 elements in R collapsed into one element in T (thus making it smaller and thus not equal to R).