Consider the principal ideal $(t)$ generated by $t$ in $S$.
Then the ideal $(t)$ is a prime ideal in $S$ since the quotient
\[S/(t)=R[t]/(t)\cong R\]
is an integral domain.
The only non-leading coefficient of $f(x)=x^n-t$ is $-t$, and $-t$ is in the ideal $(t)$ but not in the ideal $(t)^2$.
Then by Eisenstein’s criterion, the polynomial $f(x)$ is irreducible in $S[x]$.
(Remark that $S=R[t]$ is an integral domain since $R$ is an integral domain.)
Characteristic of an Integral Domain is 0 or a Prime Number
Let $R$ be a commutative ring with $1$. Show that if $R$ is an integral domain, then the characteristic of $R$ is either $0$ or a prime number $p$.
Definition of the characteristic of a ring.
The characteristic of a commutative ring $R$ with $1$ is defined as […]
$\sqrt[m]{2}$ is an Irrational Number
Prove that $\sqrt[m]{2}$ is an irrational number for any integer $m \geq 2$.
Hint.
Use ring theory:
Consider the polynomial $f(x)=x^m-2$.
Apply Eisenstein's criterion, show that $f(x)$ is irreducible over $\Q$.
Proof.
Consider the monic polynomial […]
If Every Proper Ideal of a Commutative Ring is a Prime Ideal, then It is a Field.
Let $R$ be a commutative ring with $1$.
Prove that if every proper ideal of $R$ is a prime ideal, then $R$ is a field.
Proof.
As the zero ideal $(0)$ of $R$ is a proper ideal, it is a prime ideal by assumption.
Hence $R=R/\{0\}$ is an integral […]
5 is Prime But 7 is Not Prime in the Ring $\Z[\sqrt{2}]$
In the ring
\[\Z[\sqrt{2}]=\{a+\sqrt{2}b \mid a, b \in \Z\},\]
show that $5$ is a prime element but $7$ is not a prime element.
Hint.
An element $p$ in a ring $R$ is prime if $p$ is non zero, non unit element and whenever $p$ divide $ab$ for $a, b \in R$, then $p$ […]
$(x^3-y^2)$ is a Prime Ideal in the Ring $R[x, y]$, $R$ is an Integral Domain.
Let $R$ be an integral domain. Then prove that the ideal $(x^3-y^2)$ is a prime ideal in the ring $R[x, y]$.
Proof.
Consider the ring $R[t]$, where $t$ is a variable. Since $R$ is an integral domain, so is $R[t]$.
Define the function $\Psi:R[x,y] \to R[t]$ sending […]
Polynomial $x^4-2x-1$ is Irreducible Over the Field of Rational Numbers $\Q$
Show that the polynomial
\[f(x)=x^4-2x-1\]
is irreducible over the field of rational numbers $\Q$.
Proof.
We use the fact that $f(x)$ is irreducible over $\Q$ if and only if $f(x+a)$ is irreducible for any $a\in \Q$.
We prove that the polynomial $f(x+1)$ is […]
Is the Quotient Ring of an Integral Domain still an Integral Domain?
Let $R$ be an integral domain and let $I$ be an ideal of $R$.
Is the quotient ring $R/I$ an integral domain?
Definition (Integral Domain).
Let $R$ be a commutative ring.
An element $a$ in $R$ is called a zero divisor if there exists $b\neq 0$ in $R$ such that […]