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1

Which of the following is an ideal of a ring?

Maximal Ideal

Communicative Ideal

Minimal Ideal

Associative Ideal

None are ideals

Explanation

When dealing with rings there are three main ideals

Proper Ideal: When is a commutative ring, and is a non empty subset of then, is said to have a proper ideal if both the following are true.

and

Prime Ideal: When is a commutative ring, is a prime ideal if

is true and

Maximal Ideal: When is a commutative ring, and is a non empty subset of then, has a maximal ideal if all ideal are

Looking at the possible answer selections, Maximal Ideal is the correct answer choice.

2

Which of the following is an ideal of a ring?

Prime Ideal

Minimum Ideal

Associative Ideal

Multiplicative Ideal

All are ideals of rings.

Explanation

When dealing with rings there are three main ideals

Proper Ideal: When is a commutative ring, and is a non empty subset of then, is said to have a proper ideal if both the following are true.

and

Prime Ideal: When is a commutative ring, is a prime ideal if

is true and

Maximal Ideal: When is a commutative ring, and is a non empty subset of then, has a maximal ideal if all ideal are

Looking at the possible answer selections, Prime Ideal is the correct answer choice.

3

Which of the following is an ideal of a ring?

Proper Ideal

Minimal Ideal

Associative Ideal

Communicative Ideal

All are ideals

Explanation

When dealing with rings there are three main ideals

Proper Ideal: When is a commutative ring, and is a non empty subset of then, is said to have a proper ideal if both the following are true.

and

Prime Ideal: When is a commutative ring, is a prime ideal if

is true and

Maximal Ideal: When is a commutative ring, and is a non empty subset of then, has a maximal ideal if all ideal are

Looking at the possible answer selections, Prime Ideal is the correct answer choice.

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