The Galois group of the polynomial x3−2 over Q is isomorphic to the symmetric group S3={(1),(12),(13),(23),(123),(132)}. By the Lagrange's theorem, for any finite group S3, the order of every subgroup H of S3 divides the order of S3, that is ∣H∣∈{1,2,3,6}. All groups of prime orders are cyclic.
Let us find all subgroup of S3:
⟨(12)⟩={(1),(12)},⟨(13)⟩={(1),(13)},⟨(23)⟩={(1),(23)},⟨(123)⟩={(1),(123),(132)}=⟨(132)⟩,{(1)},S3.
It follows that the total number of subgroups the Galois group of the polynomial x3−2 over Q
is six.
Answer: 6
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