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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford
/
2021
/
Prelims
/
Mathematics I
/
5
/
b
/
i
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford
/
2021
/
Prelims
/
Mathematics I
/
5
/
b
/
ii
/
Solution
2026-10-25
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Suppose
x
∗
z
=
e
. Using only
associativity
and the given right
identity element
property,
(
z
∗
x
)
∗
(
z
∗
x
)
=
(
z
∗
(
x
∗
z
))
∗
x
=
(
z
∗
e
)
∗
x
=
z
∗
x
.
(1)
Thus
z
∗
x
is an
idempotent element of a semigroup
. By
i
it equals
e
, proving
z
∗
x
=
e
.
(2)
No left
identity element
or
cancellation law
is needed for this deduction.
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