 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

By multiplicativity of the <Legendre symbol> and <Euler criterion>,
$$
\left(\frac{-2}p\right)=\left(\frac{-1}p\right)\left(\frac2p\right)
=(-1)^{(p-1)/2}\left(\frac2p\right).
$$
Combining this with part (iv) yields
$$
\boxed{\left(\frac{-2}p\right)=\begin{cases}1,&p\equiv1,3\pmod8,\\-1,&p\equiv5,7\pmod8.\end{cases}}
$$

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