Contemporary Abstract Algebra
Contemporary Abstract Algebra
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781305657960
Author: Joseph Gallian
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 52E

Suppose that in the definition of a group G, the condition that for each element a in G there exists an element b in G with the property a b = b a = e is replaced by the condition a b = e . Show that b a = e . (Thus, a one-sided inverse is a two-sided inverse.)

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