Exercise 3.24

Extend the notion of congruence to the ring [ ω ] and prove that a + is always congruent to 1 , 0 or 1 modulo 1 ω .

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Proof. Same definition of congrence in [ ω ] as in Ex. 3.23.

ω 1 ( mod 1 ω ) , so a + a + b ( mod 1 ω ) .

0 = 1 ω 3 = ( 1 ω ) ( 1 + ω + ω 2 ) , with 1 ω 0 , so 1 + ω + ω 2 = 0 . Hence 3 0 ( mod 1 ω ) .

a + b 0 , 1 , 1 ( mod 3 ) , so a + b 0 , 1 , 1 ( mod 1 ω )

For all z [ ω ] , z 0 , 1 , 1 ( mod 1 ω ) . □

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