implies
Note that most of the notation used here is defined in the entry prime spectrum.
Theorem.
If is a commutative ring with identity and is an ideal of with , then .
Proof.
Let be a commutative ring with identity and be an ideal of with . Then, by this theorem (http://planetmath.org/EveryRingHasAMaximalIdeal), there exists a maximal ideal of containing . Since is , then is a proper prime ideal
of . Thus, . The theorem follows.∎