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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2017 / ii / Paper 3 / 16I / b / i / Solution

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Over F3​,
t4+1=(t2+t+2)(t2+2t+2).
(1)
Both quadratics have discriminant 2, a nonsquare in F3​, so are irreducible polynomials. Both split in the same quadratic finite field F9​. Consequently Gal(t4+1/F3​)≅C2​​. Its generator is the finite-field Frobenius automorphism x↦x3, acting as a product of two transpositions on the four roots.

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