Cubic Polynomial $x^3-2$ is Irreducible Over the Field $\Q(i)$
Problem 399
Prove that the cubic polynomial $x^3-2$ is irreducible over the field $\Q(i)$.
Add to solve laterProve that the cubic polynomial $x^3-2$ is irreducible over the field $\Q(i)$.
Add to solve laterConsider the cubic polynomial $f(x)=x^3-x+1$ in $\Q[x]$.
Let $\alpha$ be any real root of $f(x)$.
Then prove that $\sqrt{2}$ can not be written as a linear combination of $1, \alpha, \alpha^2$ with coefficients in $\Q$.
Let $R$ be an integral domain and let $S=R[t]$ be the polynomial ring in $t$ over $R$. Let $n$ be a positive integer.
Prove that the polynomial
\[f(x)=x^n-t\]
in the ring $S[x]$ is irreducible in $S[x]$.
Show that the polynomial
\[f(x)=x^4-2x-1\]
is irreducible over the field of rational numbers $\Q$.
Show that $\Q(\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}})$ is a cyclic quartic field, that is, it is a Galois extension of degree $4$ with cyclic Galois group.
Add to solve laterProve that $\sqrt[m]{2}$ is an irrational number for any integer $m \geq 2$.
Add to solve laterProve that the polynomial $x^p-2$ for a prime number $p$ is irreducible over the field $\Q(\zeta_p)$, where $\zeta_p$ is a primitive $p$th root of unity.
Add to solve laterShow that the polynomial $x^3-\sqrt{2}$ is irreducible over the field $\Q(\sqrt{2})$.
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