Brahmagupta's identity
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In algebra, Brahmagupta's identity says that, for given , the product of two numbers of the form is itself a number of that form. In other words, the set of such numbers is closed under multiplication. Specifically:
Both (1) and (2) can be verified by expanding each side of the equation. Also, (2) can be obtained from (1), or (1) from (2), by changing b to −b.
This identity holds in both the ring of integers and the ring of rational numbers, and more generally in any commutative ring.