3.9 Show that the commutative ring D is an integral domain if
and only if for a, b, c ∈ D with a #= 0 the relation ab = ac implies that
b = c.
ab= ac ⟹ \implies⟹ ab-ac= 0
⟹ \implies⟹ a(b-c)=0
⟹ \implies⟹ a=0 or b-c=0
⟹ \implies⟹ b-c=0 a≠0 ⟹ \implies⟹ b=c
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