Lemma 12.3.7. Let $\mathcal{A}$, $\mathcal{B}$ be preadditive categories. Let $F : \mathcal{A} \to \mathcal{B}$ be an additive functor. Then $F$ transforms direct sums to direct sums and zero to zero.

Proof. Suppose $F$ is additive. A direct sum $z$ of $x$ and $y$ is characterized by having morphisms $i : x \to z$, $j : y \to z$, $p : z \to x$ and $q : z \to y$ such that $p \circ i = \text{id}_ x$, $q \circ j = \text{id}_ y$, $p \circ j = 0$, $q \circ i = 0$ and $i \circ p + j \circ q = \text{id}_ z$, according to Remark 12.3.6. Clearly $F(x), F(y), F(z)$ and the morphisms $F(i), F(j), F(p), F(q)$ satisfy exactly the same relations (by additivity) and we see that $F(z)$ is a direct sum of $F(x)$ and $F(y)$. Hence, $F$ transforms direct sums to direct sums.

To see that $F$ transforms zero to zero, use the characterization (3) of the zero object in Lemma 12.3.2. $\square$

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