Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-algebra-2-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2015/2/c/solution

Using the common denominator , the three given generators become
Thus their submodule is contained in . For the reverse inclusion, the following explicit integer linear combination supplies the missing generator:
so
Therefore belongs to the generated submodule, and all its integer multiples belong as well. We have established equality in both directions:
Finally, for an integer forces , so the single generator is linearly independent. Hence the required basis of a module is

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