Are these vector spaces isomorphs?

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The discussion centers on the isomorphism of vector spaces defined over two fields, K1 and K2, where K1={a + (2^0.5)*b} and K2={a + (3^0.5)*b}, with a and b as rational numbers. It concludes that the vector spaces (Q^n, +; K1) and (Q^n, +; K2) are isomorphic if and only if they possess the same dimension. Since both K1 and K2 are finite-dimensional vector spaces over the rational numbers, their isomorphism is contingent upon their dimensional equality.

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Let K1={a + (2^0.5)*b} | a,b rational numbers}, and K2={a + (3^0.5)*b} | a,b rational numbers} be two fields with the common multiplication and addition. Isomorphs are the following vector spaces :
(Q^n ., +; K1) and (Q^n ., +; K2) ?
 
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two finite dimensional vector spaces over the same underlying field are isomorphic if and only if they have the same dimension.
 

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