Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 iii Paper 123 1 iv Solution 2026-10-03
LetOver , the Newton polygon has three length-one segments of slopes . The resulting roots can also be obtained directly from Hensel lemma. There is one unit root because is even and is odd. For the two remaining roots, putwhose parenthesized polynomial has a simple root , andwhose parenthesized polynomial has a simple root . Thus splits completely over , with roots of valuations . There are three primes above , and for each one
Over , is an Eisenstein polynomial. Hence there is one prime above , and if is the chosen root thenwith and .
The polynomial is irreducible over by the Eisenstein criterion at . Its polynomial discriminant iswhich is not a square number, so the Galois group of an irreducible cubic isAt , all three roots already lie in , so the local splitting field is trivial andAt , the cubic is totally and tamely ramified. The square class of its discriminant is represented by , a nonsquare unit, so the quadratic resolvent field of a cubic is the unramified quadratic extension of . The local splitting field therefore has degree six, withThese calculations are summarized by local factorization of X3 plus 25X2 minus 50X plus 40.