Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ii Paper 4 18F i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-03
PutThe four roots are . If , thenbecause is irreducible. Hence the Galois group has order four and acts transitively, hence regularly, on the roots.
Let be the automorphism taking to . Since ,If , then is an involution. Together with the distinct involution taking to , it givesIn the ordered root set these generators act as double transpositions.
If , thenso has order four andThis is the degree-four case in the Galois group of an irreducible even quartic.