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Over the finite field F13​,
x3−x2+x+1=(x+2)(x2−3x−6).
(1)
The discriminant of the quadratic is 9+24≡7(mod13). The nonzero squares are 1,3,4,9,10,12, so the quadratic is irreducible. Its two roots lie in F132​, with the Frobenius automorphism interchanging them. Hence
Gal(f)≅C2​.​
(2)

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