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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2022 ib Paper 3 1E Solution by
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The first isomorphism theorem for rings states that a ring homomorphism induces an isomorphismBecause is an ideal, sums and products of elements of remain in , so it is a subring. The surjective homomorphismhas kernel . The theorem givesEvaluation at givesso this quotient is a field of characteristic zero. The other quotient isIt has characteristic but is not a field, since the nonzero class of is nilpotent.
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