Paper 1, Section II, I
Part II, 2013
(i) Give an example of a field , contained in , such that is a product of two irreducible quadratic polynomials in . Justify your answer.
(ii) Let be any extension of degree 3 over . Prove that the polynomial is irreducible over .
(iii) Give an example of a prime number such that is a product of two irreducible quadratic polynomials in . Justify your answer.
[Standard facts on fields, extensions, and finite fields may be quoted without proof, as long as they are stated clearly.]