Question #350748

Let aa and bb be two integers. If aba|b and bab|a, them show that a=±ba=\pm b

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Expert's answer
2022-06-15T13:02:12-0400

If aba|b, then b=kab = ka for some integer kk . If bab|a , then a=lba = lb for some integer ll . Hence b=ka=klbb = ka=klb, then we obtain bklb=0b-klb=0. This implies b(1kl)=0b(1-kl)=0 so either b=0b = 0 or kl=1kl=1. If b=0b = 0 , then a=0a = 0 and hence a=±ba=\pm b and we are done.

If kl=1kl=1 , then either k=1k = −1 and l=1l = −1 or k=1k=1 and l=1l=1. In the first case b=ab=-a, in the second case b=ab=a.

Hence b=±ab=\pm a.







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