Let a ∈ R[[x]] with a0 not equal to 0. Prove that a has a multiplicative inverse in R[[x]]. You may assume that the multiplicative identity element in R[[x]] is 1R[[x]]= 1+0x+0x^2+0x^3+··· , and that multiplication in R[[x]] is commutative.
Let a ∈ R[[x]] with a0 not equal to 0. Prove that a has a multiplicative inverse in R[[x]]. You may assume that the multiplicative identity element in R[[x]] is 1R[[x]]= 1+0x+0x^2+0x^3+··· , and that multiplication in R[[x]] is commutative.
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Let a ∈ R[[x]] with a0 not equal to 0. Prove that a has a multiplicative inverse in R[[x]]. You
may assume that the multiplicative identity element in R[[x]] is
1R[[x]]= 1+0x+0x^2+0x^3+··· ,
and that multiplication in R[[x]] is commutative.
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