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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 ii Paper 1 20G b Solution by
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PutUsing , multiplication by on the ordered basis is determined byIts matrix, with these coordinate vectors as columns, isThe characteristic polynomial isBy the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, this monic integer polynomial annihilates , so is an algebraic integer.
LetThe element is also integral because it satisfies the monic polynomial . Hence . Sincethe lattice has index two in . The given power-basis discriminant isso the discriminant-index formula for an integral lattice gives
If , thenBecause is prime, the square can divide only when . Thusso is an integral basis of the cubic field of discriminant minus 307.
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