Question #183512

Check whether or not Q[x] / <8x³ + 6x² - 9x + 24> is a field


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Expert's answer
2021-05-04T12:58:15-0400

This will be a field if the polynomial is irreducible. Let's use the Vieta formula: the equation will have one real root. Calculate one of the coefficients:

Q=a23b9=469Q=\frac{a^2-3b}{9}=\frac{46}{9}

In the real root formula of the Vieta formula, there is a multiplication by Q\sqrt{Q} .

And since this number is irrational, then the root will also be irrational, so that the polynomial is irreducible hence it's a field.


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