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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 iii Paper 24 2 b iv Solution by
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False. Use the polynomial , with splitting field , , and label the polynomial roots . Take . ThenBoth and are p-adic units, also when . Hence zero is the uniquely closest polynomial root, but , because . The polynomial need not be irreducible in the given setup. The inclusion established by Krasner's lemma goes in the direction in part (iii), not its converse.
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