Prove that a*b = b*a

Prove that a*b = b*a

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Assume a = a and b = b, divide both equations by a and you are left with b = b.

You can't divide by a because we could have a=0.

it's part of the definition.

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it's a basic axiom of multiplication in a field (commutativity)

just check that their commutator is 0, problem solved

rude

define the algebraic structure and I'll tell you.

If a = 0 then both ab and ba are 0.
Otherwise divide by a

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I don't need to.

Let [math]G[/math] be a group under operation [math]*[/math] and let [math]a,b \in G[/math]. Then [math] a*b = b*a \Leftrightarrow G[/math] is abelian.

(a*b)/a=(b*a)/a is equal to b=b
Conversly (a*b)/b=(b*a)/b is equal to a=a

I think if you divide by a without assuming commutativity you would come up with b = (a^-1)*b*a or b = a*b*(a^-1)

1 apple * 1 banana = 1 apple and 1 banana. 1 banana * 1 apple = 1 apple and 1 banana.

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Yes.

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Chemistry undergrad here so I don't know about mathmatical rigor. I would assume you can prove in which case the commutative law actually applies to multiplication (assuming that a and b don't have to be scalars but could just as well both be matrices, for example, and whatever rings or abstract algebra shit there are).

So could anyone please simply say how to go about this in those cases or just call it trivial?
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it's not always true

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is this because in some fields(?) of numbers(objects?) commutativity doesn't hold? like in the field of quaternions?

>1 apple * 1 banana = 1 apple and 1 banana.
It does? What about 2 apples? Or half an apple.

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Consider the set containing the single element

[math]S=\{e\}[/math]

Then we can define a binary operation [math]\ast[/math] that takes 2 elements and returns a single element:

[math]\ast:S\mapstoS:e*e = e[/math]

We've defined what's called a group [math]\(S,\ast\)[/math], with 4 necessary properties:

Closure: [math]a\astb=c\quad\foralla,b,c\inS

Associativity: [math]a\astb=\bast\a[/math]

Identity: [math]e\asta=a=a\aste\quad\existse\inS[/math]

Inverse: [math]\foralla\existsa^{-1}\quada\ast\a^{-1}=e=a^{-1}\asta[/math]


Notice we don't have commutativity isn't here. The identity and inverse elements always commute by definition, but it is not necessary that a*b = b*a for 2 arbitrary elements in a group.

The group we just made though, [math]\(S,\ast\)[/math], is commutative. Naturally since, the only element is both the identity and it's own inverse. [math]e\aste=e[/math] is literally the only thing we can do.

A commutative group is called Abelian.

A group without commutativity is Non-abelian.

The smallest possible nonabelian group will have 6 elements, and be isomorphic to [math]D_3[/math] (dihedral group 3), or [math]S_3[/math] (symmetric group 3). Isomorphic meaning the algebra under some operation [math]\ast[/math] works the same, we really just renamed the elements.

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5*2 = 10
2*5 = 10

Instream of answer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_ring

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You can prove this from the usual definition of multiplication on the peano axioms

[math] a \cdot b \neq b \cdot a \\
a \neq \frac{b \cdot a}{b} \\
a \neq a [/math]

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You can't actually prove that a*b=b*a because you didn't define what a and b are.
For example: If a and b are matrices, the multiplication is in fact not commutative.
you just assumed G is an abelian group when you don't know that

> a and b € {R}
> a != b
If ( a or b )= 0 》 a * b and b * a = 0;
a * b = b * a 》(a/a ) * (b/a) = (b/a) * (a/a) 》1 * (b/a) = (b/a) * 1 》(b/a) - (b/a) = 1 - 1 》0 = 0. C.v.d.

>C.v.d.
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in the civilized world, we write q.e.d. (quod erat demonstrandum)