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Question: Given that a^3=b^2=e and ba^2=ab, show that a^2b=ba.

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Given that a^3=b^2=e and ba^2=ab, show that a^2b=ba.

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ba^2=ab, so right-multiply both sides by ba^2, so we have ba^2ba^2=abba^2. Observe that this right side is
ab^2a^2=a^3=e, so ba^2ba^2=e. Left-multiply by b and right-multiply by a to obtain b(ba^2ba^2)a=ba, or
b^2(a^2b)a^3=ba, or a^2b=ba, as desired.
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