ﺟﺒﺮ اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﺎﺿﺮة اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ. ( ideal)ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ ﺳﻨﺘﻄﺮق إﻟﻰ ﻧﻮع ﻣﮭﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺎت اﻟﺠﺰﺋﯿﺔ ﯾﺴﻤﻰ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺳﯿﺆدي،( ﻓﻲ اﻟﺰﻣﺮةnormal subgroup) اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺔ ﻟﮭﺎ ﻧﻔﺲ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﺰﻣﺮة اﻟﺠﺰﺋﯿﺔ اﻟﺴﻮﯾﺔ .(quotient ring) وﺟﻮدھﺎ إﻟﻰ ﺑﻨﺎء ﺣﻠﻘﺔ اﻟﻘﺴﻤﺔ Definition 1.9. A subring I of the ring R is said to be a two-sided ideal of R if and only if r Î R and aÎ I imply that both ra Î I and arÎ I. : ﯾﻤﻜﻦ إﻋﺎدة ﺻﯿﺎﻏﺔ اﻟﺘﻌﺮﯾﻒ اﻷﺧﯿﺮ ﻛﻤﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ1.3 ﺑﺎﻻﺳﺘﻨﺎد إﻟﻰ ﻣﺒﺮھﻨﺔ Definition 1.10. Let I be a nonempty subset of a ring R. Then I is a twosided ideal of R if and only if 1. a, b Î I imply a - b Î I and 2. rÎ R and aÎ I imply that both ra, ar Î I. ( ﻓﺎﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺗﻜﻮن ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔra Î I) ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﺧﺘﺼﺎر اﻟﺸﺮط اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﺮﯾﻒ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ إﻟﻰ: ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺔ ﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻨﺘﻔﻖ ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ ﻣﻦ. (right ideal) ( وﺑﻨﻔﺲ اﻟﻄﺮﯾﻖ ﻧﻌﺮف ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﯾﻤﯿﻦleft ideal)ﯾﺴﺎر .(two-sided ideal) (ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﻘﺼﺪ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﮭﺘﯿﻦideal) اﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﺬﻛﺮ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ .ﻗﺒﻞ ان ﻧﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﻟﻨﻌﺰز اﻟﺘﻌﺮﯾﻒ ﺑﺒﻌﺾ اﻷﻣﺜﻠﺔ Example 1.13 With respect to the usual matrix operations, the set ì éa b ù ü T2 ( Z) = íê | a , b, c Î Zý ú î ë0 c û þ forms a noncommutative ring with identity ( in fact, a subring of the ring M 2 (Z) of all 2 ´ 2 matrices with integer entries). We propose to show that in this ring the subset ì éa b ù ü I = íê | a , b Î Zý ú î ë0 0 û þ is an ideal. I is a right ideal of the ring M 2 (Z), but not ideal. () اﻟﺘﻮﺿﯿﺢ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ Example 1.14 For each integer a Î Z, let (a) represent the set consisting of all integral multiples of a; that is (a) ={ na| nÎ Z}. (a) is an ideal of Z. Example 1.15 Let R be a ring, X a nonempty set and x a fixed element of X. The set I x = {fÎ map(X, R) | f(x)= 0} is an ideal of the ring map(X, R) . More generally, if S is any nonempty subset of X, then I = { f Î map(X, R) | f(x)= 0 for all xÎ S} is also an ideal of the ring map(X, R), in fact I= IxÎS I x . Theorem 1.10 If I is a proper (right, left, two-sided) ideal of a ring R with identity, then no element of I possesses a multiplicative inverse. Proof: (in the class). :ﺳﻨﻼﺣﻆ أن اﻟﺒﺮھﺎن ﯾﺘﻀﻤﻦ اﻟﻨﺘﯿﺠﺔ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ Corollary. In a ring with identity, no proper (right, left, two sided) ideal contains the identity element. .واﻵن ﺳﻨﺪرس إﻣﻜﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﺟﺪﯾﺪة ﻣﻦ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺔ Theorem 1.11 Let { I i } be an arbitrary collection of (right, left, twosided) ideals of the ring R, where i ranges over some index set. Then I I i is also a (right, left, two-sided) ideal of R. i Proof: (in the class). .ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ ﺗﻌﺮﯾﻒ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻟﺪة ﺑﻮاﺳﻄﺔ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﺟﺰﺋﯿﺔ ﻏﯿﺮ ﺧﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻠﻘﺔ ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺔ Definition 1.11 Let R be a ring, S a nonempty subset of R. By the symbol ( S ) we shall mean the set ( S )= Ç { I| S Í I ; I is an ideal of R} (S) is an ideal ( by Theorem 1.11), in fact it is the smallest ideal of R which contain S and it is called the ideal generated by the set S. If S consist of a finite number of elements, say a 1 , a 2 , ..., a n , then the ideal that they generated is denoted by ( a 1 , a 2 , ..., a n ). Such an ideal is said to be finitely generated with the given elements a i as its generators. An ideal (a) generated by just one element is termed a principal ideal. a ( اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻟﺪة ﺑﻌﻨﺼﺮ واﺣﺪprincipal ideal ) ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ ﻧﻮﺻﻒ ﻋﻨﺎﺻﺮ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﯿﺔ ﯾﺴﺎر وﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﮭﺘﯿﻦ، ﯾﻤﯿﻦ ( a) r = { ar + na | r Î R; nÎ Z} ( a) l = { ra + na | r Î R; nÎ Z} (a ) = { na + ra + as + å ri as i | r, s, ri , s i Î R; n Î Z } finite If R is a ring with identity, then ( a) r = aR= { ar | r Î R}; ( a) l = Ra={ ra | r Î R} and (a ) = { å r as i i | r, s, ri , s i Î R } finite : اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﯿﺔ ﺳﺘﻘﻮدﻧﺎ إﻟﻰ ﻧﻮع ﻣﮭﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺎت ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﺣﻠﻘﺔ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﯿﺔ Definition 1.12 A ring R is said to be a principal ideal ring if every ideal I of R is of the form I = (a) for some a Î R. .اﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨﺔ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺗﻘﺪم ﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺜﺎﻻ ﻋﻦ ھﻜﺬا ﺣﻠﻘﺔ Theorem 1.12 The ring Z of integers is a principal ideal ring; in fact, if I is an ideal of Z, then I = (n) for some nonnegative integer n. Proof: (in the class) اﻟﻤﺤﺎﺿﺮة اﻟﺴﺎدﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﻘﺮة اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻻﺣﻈﻨﺎ أن ﺗﻘﺎطﻊ أي ﻋﺪد)ﻣﻨﺘﮭﻲ أو ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﻨﺘﮭﻲ( ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﯾﻜﻮن ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻄﺒﯿﻌﻲ أن ﻧﺴﺄل ﻣﺎذا ﯾﺤﺼﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﺗﺤﺎد اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت وﺳﯿﻜﻮن اﻟﺠﻮاب ﻧﻔﯿﺎ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ. أﯾﻀﺎ ﻋﺎم ) ﻧﻌﻄﻲ ﻣﺜﺎل ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ( وﻟﻜﻦ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ان ﻧﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ اﺗﺤﺎد ﻋﺪد ﻣﺘﻨﺎھﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت وھﻲ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻟﺪة ﺑﻮاﺳﻄﺔ اﻻﺗﺤﺎد وﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻟﺤﺎﻟﺔ ﺳﻨﺴﻤﻲ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة ﻣﺠﻤﻮع . اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت Definition 1.13 Given a finite number of ideals I 1 , I 2 , . . . , I n of the ring R , then their sum is defined : I 1 + I 2 + . . . + I n = { a 1 + a 2 + . . . +a n | a i Î I i } it is an ideal, in fact it is the ideal generated by the union I 1 È I 2 È . . . È I n . In the special case of two ideals I and J or definition reduces to I + J = { a + b| a Î ; bÎ J}. More generally, let {I i } be an arbitrary indexed collection of ideals of R. The sum of this collection may be denoted by å I i and is the ideal of R whose members are all possible finite sums of elements from the various ideals I i : å I i = { å a i | a i Î I i }. finite ﺗﻘﺎطﻊ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ھﻮ اﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﺤﺘﻮاة ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﺗﻠﻚ:ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﻓﺎن ﻣﺠﻤﻮع اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﻓﻲ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﺎ ھﻮ اﺻﻐﺮ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺗﺤﺘﻮي ﺟﻤﯿﻊ،اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ .اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﻓﻲ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ .واﻵن ﻧﺘﻄﺮق إﻟﻰ ﻧﻮع آﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ إﻧﺘﺎج اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺔ أﻻ وھﻮ ﺿﺮب اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت Definition 1.14 Given two ideals I and J of a ring R, we define IJ={ åa b i i | a i Î I; b i Î J }. finite with this definition, IJ indeed becomes an ideal of R. ( details in class) In fact, I J is just the ideal generated by the set of all products ab, a Î I; bÎ J. وﻋﻠﻰI 1 ,I 2 ,...,I n ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﻤﯿﻢ ﺿﺮب اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت اﻟﻰ ﻋﺪد ﻣﺘﻨﺎه ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺮات ﻓﻨﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰn ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﮭﺎI اﻟﺨﺼﻮص ﻓﻲ ﺿﺮب ﻣﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ n I = { å (a i1a i 2 ... a in ) | a ik Î I }. finite ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻀﺮب ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﺳﺘﻘﻮدﻧﺎ اﻟﻰ ﺗﻌﺮﯾﻒ أﻧﻮاع ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺎت ﻟﮭﺎ أھﻤﯿﺘﮭﺎ Definition 1.15 An ideal I of a ring R is said to be a nil ideal if each element a Î I is nilpotent; that is, if there exists a positive integer n for which a n =0, where n depends on the particular element a. The ideal I will be termed nilpotent provided that I n ={0} for some positive integer n. Note: The condition I n ={0} is equivalent to requiring that for every choice of n elements a 1 , a 2 , …, a n Î I (distinct or not), the product a 1 a 2 …a n =0. In particular, a n =0 for all a in I, whence every nilpotent ideal is automatically nil ideal. Example 1.16 I = {0, 2, 4} is a nilpotent ideal of the ring Z 8 of integers modulo 8; here, it will be found that I 3 ={0}. More generally, the principal ideal (p) = pZ p , for any prime p and n>1. n .ﺑﺤﺜﻨﺎ اﻟﻘﺎدم ﺳﯿﺘﻀﻤﻦ ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ اﻟﺘﺸﺎﻛﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ Theorem 1.13 Let f be a homomorphism from the ring R onto the ring R ¢ . Then a) for each ideal I of R, f(I) is an ideal of R ¢ ; and b) for each ideal I¢ of R ¢ , f -1 ( I¢ ) is an ideal of R. Proof: in the class. Definition 1.16 Let f be a homomorphism from the ring R into the ring R ¢ , then the kernel of f is the set ker f = {a Î R| f(a) = 0}. وﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ. ھﻮ ﻧﻔﺲ اﻟﺘﻌﺮﯾﻒ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺰﻣﺮker f اذا اھﻤﻠﻨﺎ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻀﺮب ﻓﺎن ﺗﻌﺮﯾﻒ .ker f ={0} ( اذا وﻓﻘﻂ اذا ﻛﺎن1-1) ﯾﻜﻮن ﻣﺘﺒﺎﯾﻦf اﻟﺰﻣﺮ ﻓﺎن .ﻻﺣﻆ اﯾﻀﺎ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺎﺑﮫ ﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻈﺮﯾﺔ اﻟﺰﻣﺮ Theorem 1.14 The kernel ker f of a homomorphism f from a ring R into a ring R ¢ is an ideal of R. اﻟﻤﺤﺎﺿﺮة اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻌﺔ Theorem 1.15( Correspondence Theorem) Let f be a homomorphism from the ring R onto the ring R ¢ . Then there is a one-to-one correspondence between those ideals I of R such that ker f Í I and the set of ideals I¢ of R ¢ ; specifically, I¢ is given by I¢ =f(I). Example 1.17 Let R be any ring with identity and let f: Z→R be a mapping defined by, f(n)=n1 (the n-fold sum of 1). Then 1. f is a homomorphism; 2. ker f = {nÎ Z| n1 = 0}= {p}, for some nonnegative integer p; 3. In particular any ring with identity that is of characteristic zero will contain a subring isomorphic to the integers (Z @ Z1). . أﻻ وھﻮ إﻧﺘﺎج ﺣﻠﻘﺔ اﻟﻘﺴﻤﺔ، ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ ﺳﻨﺒﺤﺚ اﻟﺪور اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺜﺎﻟﯿﺔ Definition 1.17 Given an ideal I of the ring R we have 1) a+I = {a+i| iÎ I}; 2) R/I = { a+I| a Î R}; 3) a+I=b+I ↔ a-bÎ I; 4) (a+I) + (a+I) = (a+b) + I; 5) (a+I)(a+I)= (ab)+I. ﺎlﺔ ﻛﻤlﺮة اﺑﺪاﻟﯿlﻞ زﻣl( ﯾﻤﺜR/I, +) ﺢ انlﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل دراﺳﺘﻨﺎ ﻟﻠﺰﻣﺮ واﻟﺘﻌﺮﯾﻒ اﻋﻼه ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮاﺿ ﺔllﻊ ﻋﻤﻠﯿlﯿﺔ ﺗﻮزﯾlﻦ ﺧﺎﺻlﺮة وﻣlﺒﮫ زﻣlﻞ ﺷl( ﯾﻤﺜR/I, ∙) ﻮنlﻦ ﻛlﻖ ﻣlﺼﻌﺐ اﻟﺘﺤﻘlﻦ اﻟlﯿﺲ ﻣlﮫ ﻟlاﻧ اﻟﻀﺮب ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺠﻤﻊ وﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﻧﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺤﻘﯿﻘﺔ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ Theorem 1.16 If I is an ideal of the ring R, then R/I is also a ring, known as the quotient ring of R by I. Example 1.18 Consider Z 8 the ring of integers modulo 8, and the ideal I ={0,4}. It is easily seen that the quotient ring Z 8 /I has four elements, namely, the cosets 0+I = {0,4}, 1+I = {1,5}, 2+I = {2,6} and 3+I = {3,7}. ﺪlﻦ ﻧﺠlﺎل وﻟlﺬا اﻟﻤﺜlﻲ ھlﺴﻤﺔ ﻓlﺔ اﻟﻘlﻀﺮب ﻟﺤﻠﻘlﻊ واﻟlﻲ اﻟﺠﻤlﺪاول ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺘlﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ ﺳﻨﺘﺤﻘﻖ ﻣﻦ ﺟ . Z 4 ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺔ ﻟﻨﻼﺣﻆ اﻧﮭﺎ ﻣﻜﺎﻓﺌﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﻠﻘﺔ Example 1.19 In the ring Z of integers, consider the principal ideal (n), where n is a nonnegative integer. The cosets of (n) in Z take the form a + (n) ={a + kn | k Î Z}, so, Z/(n) is just the ring Z n of integers modulo n. () ﻣﺎ ھﻲ؟.اﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨﺔ اﻟﻘﺎدﻣﺔ ﺳﺒﻖ وان ﻣﺮ ﻋﻠﯿﻨﺎ ﻣﺒﺮھﻨﺔ ﻧﻈﯿﺮة ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ درﺳﻨﺎ اﻟﺰﻣﺮة Theorem 1.20 Any ideal of a ring R is the kernel of some homomorphism from R onto certain ring R ¢ . Proof: In the class. ﺘﻨﺎlﺪ دراﺳlﺎ ﻋﻨlواﻻن ﺟﺎء وﻗﺖ اﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨﺎت اﻻﺳﺎﺳﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﺸﺎﻛﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺎت واﻟﺘﻲ ﻣﺮ ﻋﻠﯿﻨﺎ ﻧﻈﺎﺋﺮ ﻟﮭ . وﻧﺒﺪأ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨﺔ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ.ﻟﻠﺰﻣﺮ Theorem 1.21 (Fundamental Homomorphism Theorem) If f is a homomorphism from the ring R onto the ring R ¢ , then R/ker f @ R ¢ . Proof: In the class. ﻣﻦ اﺟﻞ ﻟﻤﺲ ﻓﻜﺮة اﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨﺔ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻧﺪرس اﻟﻤﺜﺎل اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ Example 1.20 Let f: Z 4 → Z 2 be define by f(0)=f(2)=0; f(1)=f(3)=1. ( other details in class) ﺔllﻰ ﺣﻠﻘllﺔ اﻟllﻦ أي ﺣﻠﻘllﺸﺎﻛﻼت ﻣllﻮل اﻟﺘll ﺣ1.21 ﺔllﺎت ﻣﺒﺮھﻨllﺪ ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻘllﺢ اﺣllﺔ ﺗﻮﺿllﺔ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿllاﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨ وﻟﻜﻦ ﻗﺒﻠﮭﺎ ﻧﺤﺘﺎج اﻟﻰ اﻟﺘﻤﮭﯿﺪ)ﻣﺄﺧﻮذة( اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ،اﻻﻋﺪاد اﻟﺼﺤﯿﺤﺔ Lemma. The only nontrivial homomorphism from the ring Z of integers into itself is the identity map i Z . Proof: In the class. Corollary. There is at most one homomorphism under which an arbitrary ring R is isomorphic to the ring Z. Proof: In the class. Theorem 1.22 Any homomorphism from an arbitrary ring R onto the ring the ring Z of integers is uniquely determined by its kernel. Proof: In the class. (ﺔlﺮة واﻟﺤﻠﻘl ھﺬه اﻟﻤﺒﺮھﻨﺔ ﻟﯿﺲ ﻟﮭﺎ ﻧﻈﯿﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺰﻣﺮ) ﻣﻤﺎ ﯾﺆﺷﺮ اﺣﺪ اﻻﺧﺘﻼﻓﺎت ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺰﻣ:ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺔ .ker i Z =ker - i Z ={0} وﻟﻜﻦi Z ¹ - i Z ﺣﯿﺚ ان Problems 2. 1. If I is a right and J a left ideal of the ring R such that I Ç J = {0}, prove that ab = 0 for all a Î I, b Î J. 2. Given an ideal I of the ring R, define the set C(I) by C(I) = { r Î R | ra – ar Î I for all a Î R}. Verify that C(I) forms a subring of R. 3. a) Show by example that I and J are both ideals of the ring R, then I È J need not be an ideal . b) If { I i } (i =1,2,… ) is a collection of ideals of the ring R such that I1 Í I 2 Í ... Í I n Í ... , prove that È I i is also an ideal of R. 4. Let R be an arbitrary ring and R ´ Z be the extension ring constructed in Theorem 1.9. Establish that a) R ´ {0} is an ideal of R ´ Z; b) Z @ {0} ´ Z; c) if a is an idempotent element of R, then the pair (-a,1) is idempotent in, R ´ Z, while (a, 0) is a zero divisor. 5. Let I be an ideal of R, a commutative ring with identity. For an element a Î R the ideal generated by the set I È {a} is denoted by (I, a). Assuming that a Ï I, show that (I, a) = {I + ra | i Î I, r Î R}. 6. Establish each of the assertions below: a) M 2 (Z e ) is an ideal of the matrix ring M 2 (Z). b) The set é0 a ù I = { ê ú | aÎ R # } ë0 0 û is an ideal of the ring T 2 ( R # ) of 2 ´ 2 triangular matrices. c) The matrix ring M 2 ( R # ) has no nontrivial ideals. 7. Show that Z is a subring of the ring Q of rational numbers but not an ideal of Q. 8. Prove that every subring of Z forms an ideal. Do the same for the ring Zn . 9. Consider the set R = { a + bi | a, b Î Z}, where i 2 = -1. Verify that R forms a ring with respect to ordinary addition and multiplication and that I = { a +2bi | a, b Î Z} is an ideal of this ring. 10. a) Determine whether Z ´ Z e is an ideal ring Z ´ Z. b) In the ring P(X) of all subsets of a set X, show that the collection of all finite subsets of X forms an ideal.