Vector spaces/Linear mapping/Homomorphism theorem/Surjective and kernel/Fact/Proof2
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Proof
For every element , there exists some with . Due to the commutativity condition, we must have . This means that there exists at most one . We have to show that, by this condition, a well-defined mapping is given. So let denote two preimages of . Then
therefore,
.
hence, the mapping is well-defined.
Let
be gievn, with preimages
.
Then is a preimage of ; therefore, we have
This means that is compatible with the addition.
Let
be given with a preimage
,
and let
.
Then is a preimage of ; therefore,
and is also compatible with the scalar multiplication.