Proving an Algebraic Number: Root 3 + Root 2

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I need to show that this is an algebraic number.

In other words,

I need to show: an*x^n + an1*x^(n-1) + ... + a1 * x^1 + a0 * x^0 =
where the a terms are not ALL 0 but some of them can be.

Like for root 2 by itself,

I have 1 * (root 2) ^ 2 + 0 * (root 2)^1 + -2 * (root 2) ^ 0
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But did you reply to it the in Linear algebra section too?
 
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