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(15 points) Let p be a prime and n € N. = (a) Assume that a, b € Z are relatively prime and that pª | ab. Prove that pª
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(15 points) Let p be a prime and n € N. = (a) Assume that a, b € Z are relatively prime and that pª | ab. Prove that pª | a or pn | b. (b) Prove that the only roots of X² – X in the ring R Z/pZ are OR and 1R. (Hint: Suppose that p = r+p¹Z is a root. Use (a) to show that r = 0 (mod p") or r = 1 (mod p"). Keep in mind that, for n ≥ 2, R is not an integral domain.)