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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / ib / Paper 3 / 11G / c / Solution

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Translate the variable by one:
f(X+1)=2X3+25X2−10X−30.
(1)
This satisfies Eisenstein criterion with p=5: every nonleading coefficient is divisible by 5, while 25∤30. Translation X↦X+1 is an automorphism of a polynomial ring, so it preserves irreducibility. Hence f is irreducible over Q.

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