Question: Need help in proving a*0 = 0 So far we know: Axiom 1) a+b = b+a 2) (a+b)+c = a+(b+c) 3) There is a real
Need help in proving a*0 = 0
So far we know:
Axiom
1) a+b = b+a
2) (a+b)+c = a+(b+c)
3) There is a real number, called 0, so that a+0 = 0+a = a
4) a+(-a) = (-a)+a = 0
5) a * b = b * a
6) (a*b)*c = a*(b*c)
7) There is a real number called 1, with the properties that 1 is not equal to 0 and 1*a = a*1 = a
8) If a is not equal to 0, there is an element 1/a with the property that a*1/a = 1/a *a = 1
9) a*(b+c) = a*b+a*c
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