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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / ii / Paper 3 / 18H / b

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The primitive root ζn​ is a zero of the cyclotomic polynomial Φn​, of degree φ(n). Its minimal polynomial over K divides Φn​, so
[K(ζn​):K]∣φ(n),
(1)
where divisibility also follows from the embedding of the Galois group of the cyclotomic field into (Z/nZ)×. Over Q, Gauss's irreducibility theorem for cyclotomic polynomials says that Φn​ is irreducible. Therefore
[Q(ζn​):Q]=degΦn​=φ(n).​
(2)

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