Let $R$ be an integral domain. How to prove that these two conditions are equivalent:
- $(d) = (x_1, ..., x_n)$
- $d | x_1, ..., x_n$ and $\exists a_1, ..., a_n \in R, d = x_1a_1+...+x_na_n$
I know that $x | y \Leftrightarrow (x) \geq (y)$, but I find it difficult to complete the proof.
$d\mid x_1,\ldots, x_n\!\iff (d)\supseteq (x_1),\ldots, (x_n)\!\iff (d)\color{#c00} \supseteq \sum_i\, (x_i) =: (x_1,\ldots, x_n)$
$\exists\ a_i\!:\,\ d\, =\, \sum_i a_i x_i\iff\, d\,\in\, \sum_i\, (x_i) \iff (d) \color{#c00}\subseteq \sum_i\, (x_i) $