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Past exam of the algebra, analysis and differential equations II course of the University of Oxford 2010 Algebra 3 b Solution by
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Take a reduced fraction . If , its only possible inverse in is . Since , this is in lowest terms up to sign and belongs to exactly when . Zero is not invertible. ThereforeEquivalently, these are the rational numbers whose valuations at are all zero.
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