MHB Proving Irreducibility of x^4 −7 Using Polynomial Theorems

Poirot1 · 2012-03-11T19:53:16+00:00

[FONT=CMR10][FONT=CMR10]Explain why the polynomial x^4[FONT=CMR7][FONT=CMR7] [FONT=CMSY10][FONT=CMSY10]−[FONT=CMR10][FONT=CMR10]7 is irreducible over [FONT=MSBM10][FONT=MSBM10]Q[FONT=CMR10][FONT=CMR10], quoting any theorems you use.

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Mar 11, 2012

Poirot1

Explain why the polynomial x^4 −7 is irreducible over Q, quoting any theorems you use.

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Which theorems related to irreducibility do you know?

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