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Suppose that R is a ring in which a2 = 0 implies a = 0. Show that R has no nonzero nilpo...

Suppose that R is a ring in which a2 = 0 implies a = 0. Show that R has no nonzero nilpotent elements. (Recall that b is nilpotent if bn = 0 for some positive integer n.)

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