 Flat extension preserves finite ideal intersections (source code)

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= Flat extension preserves finite ideal intersections

If an $R$-algebra $A$ is flat as an $R$-module, then for ideals $I,J\subseteq R$,
$$
IA\cap JA=(I\cap J)A.
$$
Tensor the exact sequence $0\to I\cap J\to I\oplus J\to I+J\to0$ with $A$.

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