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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 ii Paper 3 16F iii Solution by
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Let and let be a primitive fifth root of unity. Then . The field degrees and both divide , while adjoining the two generators gives . Consequently .
The cyclotomic field is Galois with cyclic group of order . The Fundamental theorem of Galois theory gives a normal subgroupThus and the chain has abelian successive quotients, proving that is a solvable group. One may refine it by inserting the inverse image of the order-two subgroup of , giving cyclic factors .
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