Question #105108
Check whether or not <(x+1)²> is a maximal ideal of Z[x].
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Expert's answer
2020-03-16T13:35:27-0400

The maximal ideals of Z[x]Z[x] are of the form (p,f(x))(p,f(x)) where pp is a prime number and f(x)f(x) is a polynomial in Z[x]Z[x] which is irreducible modulo pp.

To prove this let MM M be a maximal ideal of Z[x]Z[x] . Assume that MZ[x](0)M\cap Z[x]\neq(0) . As Z/(MZ)Z/(M\cap Z) injects into Z[x]/MZ[x]/M , we conclude that Z/(MZ)Z/(M\cap Z) is a domain, so MZM\cap Z is a prime ideal of ZZ so MZ=(p)M\cap Z=(p) , where pp is a prime number.


In our case

n=1,f(x)=<(x+1)2>=(x+1,x+1)=x+1.n=1,\\ f(x)=<(x+1)^2>=(x+1,x+1)=x+1 .

nn is not a prime number, then <(x+1)2><(x+1)^2> is not a maximal ideal of Z[x]Z[x] .


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