Problem

Source: Romania National Olympiad 2014, Grade XII, Problem 1

Tags: function, Ring Theory



For a ring $ A, $ and an element $ a $ of it, define $ s_a,d_a:A\longrightarrow A, s_a(x)=ax,d_a=xa.$ a) Prove that if $ A $ is finite, then $ s_a $ is injective if and only if $ d_a $ is injective. b) Give example of a ring which has an element $ b $ for which $ s_b $ is injective and $ d_b $ is not, or, conversely, $ s_b $ is not injective, but $ d_b $ is.