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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 101 3 a Solution by
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A -primary ideal is a proper ideal with radical of an ideal , such that and imply for some . Equivalently, when , the implication is , .
True for a nonempty finite family. Let , with each a -primary ideal. This intersection of ideals is proper. Its radical of an ideal is : if , choose with and put . Then . Conversely, implies .
If and , the primary ideal property gives for every , so . ThereforeAs usual, the statement about finite intersections excludes the empty intersection, which is the whole ring and is not a primary ideal.
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