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Unique things in Group

1 Identity in group is unique

1.1 Proposition

If \(h \in G\) is an identity of group \(G\), then \(h = e_G\)

1.2 Proof

\[ h = h \cdot e_G = e_G \]

  1. forall \(a\), holds \(a = a \cdot e_G\)
  2. forall \(a\), holds \(a = h \cdot a\)(\(h\) is an identity).

2 Inverse of an element is unique

2.1 Proposition

Let \(f\) has inverses \(a\) and \(b\), then \(a = b\)

2.2 Proof

\[ f \cdot a = e = f \cdot b \]

By definition of inverse, \(f \cdot f^{-1} = e\), hence

  1. \(f \cdot a = e\)
  2. \(f \cdot b = e\)

Then cancel \(f\), only \(a = b\) make sense

Date: 2022-11-23 Wed 00:00

Author: Lîm Tsú-thuàn