Cayley-Hamilton theorem

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Statement

Let R be a commutative unital ring, and IR be an ideal. Let M be a R-module that can be generated by n elements.

if ϕ is an endomorphism of M such that ϕ(M)=IM, then there exists a monic polynomial:

p(x)=xn+p1xn1+p2xn2++pn

such that p(ϕ)=0 as an endomorphism of M and such that each pjIj.