Epimorphism Preserves Distributivity

Theorem
Let $\left({R_1, +_1, \circ_1}\right)$ and $\left({R_2, +_2, \circ_2}\right)$ be algebraic structures.

Let $\phi: R_1 \to R_2$ be an epimorphism.


 * If $\circ_1$ is left distributive over $+_1$, then $\circ_2$ is left distributive over $+_2$.
 * If $\circ_1$ is right distributive over $+_1$, then $\circ_2$ is right distributive over $+_2$.

Consequently, if $\circ_1$ is distributive over $+_1$, then $\circ_2$ is distributive over $+_2$.

That is, epimorphism preserves distributivity.

Proof
Throughout the following, we assume the morphism property holds for $\phi$ for both operations.

Left Distributivity
Suppose $\circ_1$ is left distributive over $+_1$. Then:

So $\circ_2$ is left distributive over $+_2$.

Right Distributivity
Suppose $\circ_1$ is right distributive over $+_1$. Then:

So $\circ_2$ is right distributive over $+_2$.

Distributive
If $\circ_1$ is distributive over $+_1$, then it is both right and left distributive over $+_1$.

Hence from the above, $\circ_2$ is both right and left distributive over $+_2$.

That is, $\circ_2$ is distributive over $+_2$.