Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2020 ii Paper 2 20G b i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-29
The polynomial of satisfies the Eisenstein criterion at . Let be any prime ideal of above , normalize its ideal valuation by , and write for its ramification index of a prime ideal. Put . Inthe constant term has valuation , while every other has valuation at least . The non-Archimedean valuation property then forcesIndeed, either strict inequality would leave a unique term of least valuation in the equation. Since is a positive integer and , it follows that and .
The fundamental inequality now shows that is the unique prime above and has residue degree one. At this prime,while has no factor away from . Unique prime ideal factorization therefore givesFinally , soThis is total ramification from an Eisenstein polynomial.