MHB Primary Ideals, prime ideals and maximal ideals - D&F Section 15.2

[Math Amateur]

I am studying Dummit and Foote Section 15.2. I am trying to understand the proof of Proposition 19 Part (5) on page 682 (see attachment)

Proposition 19 Part (5) reads as follows:
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Proposition 19.

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(5) Suppose M is a maximal ideal and Q is an ideal with M^n \subseteq Q \subseteq M for some n \ge 1.

Then Q is a primary idea, with rad Q = M

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Proof.

Suppose M^n \subseteq Q \subseteq M for some n \ge 1 where M is a maximal idea.

Then Q \subseteq M so rad \ Q \subseteq rad \ M = M.

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My problem is as follows:

Why can we be sure that rad M = M?

I know that M is maximal and so no ideal in R can contain M. We also know that M \subseteq rad \ M

Thus either rad M = M (the conclusion D&F use) or rad M = R?

How do we know that rad \ M \ne R?

Would appreciate some help.

Peter

 

[Siron]

Like you said, we have M \subseteq \mbox{Rad} \ M which implies that M = \mbox{Rad}\ M as M is a maximal ideal. Why is \mbox{Rad} \ M \neq R? Suppose that \mbox{Rad} \ M = R then M=R but that's impossible by definition of a maximal ideal.

 

[Math Amateur]

Like you said, we have M \subseteq \mbox{Rad} \ M which implies that M = \mbox{Rad}\ M as M is a maximal ideal. Why is \mbox{Rad} \ M \neq R? Suppose that \mbox{Rad} \ M = R then M=R but that's impossible by definition of a maximal ideal.

Thanks for the helpful post, Siron

Peter