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Past exam of the algebra, analysis and differential equations II course of the University of Oxford 2009 Algebra 3 b Solution by
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Reduce the matrix modulo two. It is , so but . Thus the minimal polynomial is . Its monic divisors are , giving exactly in the quotient.
This ring has the four elements . Coprimality with is equivalent to the representing polynomial taking value one at . Thus precisely and are units: . Indeed , whereas .
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