A Computing the Minimal polynomial - Ring Theory

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Am going through this notes...kindly let me know if there is a mistake on highlighted part. I think it ought to be;

##α^2=5+2\sqrt{6}##

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chwala said:
Summary: See attached

Am going through this notes...kindly let me know if there is a mistake on highlighted part. I think it ought to be;

##α^2=5+2\sqrt{6}##

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You are right. It is a mistake in the book and should be ##\alpha^2=5+2\sqrt{6}.## It is the correct value on the list at the end again. The procedure itself is correct.
 
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fresh_42 said:
You are right. It is a mistake in the book and should be ##\alpha^2=5+2\sqrt{6}.## It is the correct value on the list at the end again. The procedure it self is correct.
Thanks...let me peruse through...
 
The text from Chwala provides a nice, clean proof of the Irrationality of ##\sqrt 2##, though Eisenstein theorem. Per that theorem, ## x^2 -2## has no Rational solution. A nice, handwavy proof.
 
WWGD said:
The text from Chwala provides a nice, clean proof of the Irrationality of ##\sqrt 2##, though Eisenstein theorem. Per that theorem, ## x^2 -2## has no Rational solution. A nice, handwavy proof.
Yes, but Eisenstein uses the fact that ##\mathbb{Z}## is a UFD and ##2## is prime. With that, you don't need Eisenstein anymore:
\begin{align*}
\sqrt{2}=\dfrac{m}{n} \Longrightarrow 2n^2=m^2 \Longrightarrow 2\,|\,m \Longrightarrow 4\,|\,m^2\Longrightarrow 2\,|\,n^2
\end{align*}
contradicting the assumption that ##\dfrac{m}{n}## was cancelled.

Hence, you do not use Eisenstein, you use its conditions.
 
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