How can [a+,[a+,a]]=0 be proven in the quantum oscillator system?

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Homework Statement


Actually the question is two long and I'll be done if I can show that
[a+,[a+, a]=0 and similarly
[a,[a+, a]=0
where a+ is the raising and a is the lowering ladder operator in quantum oscillator.

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I tried the formulas
[A,[B,C]]= -[C,[A,B]] -[B,[C,A]] and
a\psin=\sqrt{n}\psin-1
a+\psin=\sqrt{n+1}\psin+1

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meanyack said:
I tried the formulas
[A,[B,C]]= -[C,[A,B]] -[B,[C,A]] and

The Jacobi Identity is [A,[B,C]] = [[A,B],C] + [B,[A,C]]
 
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