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Past exam of the options I course of the University of Oxford 2009 A A1 i Solution by
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The polynomial identityshows that the roots are the ninth roots of unity which are not third roots. These are precisely the primitive ninth roots of unity, all powers of . Thus the splitting field is . The supplied irreducibility statement makes the displayed degree-six polynomial the minimal polynomial of , giving
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