Answer to Question #16669 in Algebra for Irvin

Question #16669
Let x, y be elements in a ring R such that Rx = Ry. Show that there exists a right R-module isomorphism f : xR → yR such that f(x) = y.
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Expert's answer
2012-10-17T09:25:37-0400
Define f(xr) = yr for any r ∈ R. Note that if xr = xr', then x(r − r') = 0 implies that y(r − r') ∈ Rx(r − r') = 0.
This shows that yr = yr', so f is well-defined. Clearly, f is an R-module epimorphism from xR to yR, with f(x) = y. Finally, if xr ∈ ker(f), then yr = 0 and we have xr ∈ (Ry)r = 0. Therefore, f is the isomorphism we want.

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