Using the necessary condition for nilpotent elements - they cannot be invertible, we fix the element of the ring ax+b and try to solve this equation:
(ax+b)(cx+d)=1acx2+(ad+bc)x+bd=1(ad+bc)x+(bd−3ac)=1{ad+bc=0bd−3ac=1Because Z7 is a field from first equation:c=−badPut in second:bd+b3a2d=1
It is easy to see that this equation is solvable for b not equal to 0
If b=0:
ax(cx+d)=1adx−3ac=1
And this equation is easily solvable for a not equal to 0, which means that there are no nilpotent elements in the ring
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