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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 ii Paper 4 18H c Solution by
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Dedekind's factorization/Frobenius theorem says that for a prime not dividing the discriminant, the degrees of the distinct irreducible factors modulo give the cycle lengths of an element of the Galois group.
The polynomial is irreducible over by the rational-root test followed by a comparison of possible monic quadratic factors. Its discriminant is , a square, so its transitive Galois group lies in . Modulo five,and the cubic has no root in , giving a three-cycle. A transitive subgroup of containing a three-cycle cannot be the Klein four group; hence
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