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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 136 2 a Solution by
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One form of Hensel lemma is: if is a complete discrete valuation ring, , and while , then there is a unique with and .
Inductively, if , choose modulo so thatand put . The unit makes unique. The resulting sequence is Cauchy, so completeness gives a root . Applying the same first-order congruence to two roots proves uniqueness.
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