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Old July 1st, 2009, 09:53 AM
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Default proof by contradiction

given a set with the symbols :
" + " for addition
" - " for inverse
the constants :
0
AND the axioms:
for all a,b,c : a+(b+c) = (a+b) + c
for all a : a+0 = a
for all a : a +(-a) =0
for all a,b : a+b = b+a
PROVE using CONTRADICTION
1) THE uniqness of zero
2) THE uniqness of the inverse
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