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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2017 ii Paper 3 16I b i Solution by
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Over ,Both quadratics have discriminant , a nonsquare in , so are irreducible polynomials. Both split in the same quadratic finite field . Consequently . Its generator is the finite-field Frobenius automorphism , acting as a product of two transpositions on the four roots.
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