Let a and b belong to some extension field of F and let b be algebraicover F. Prove that [F(a, b):F(a)] ≤ [F(a, b):F].
Let a and b belong to some extension field of F and let b be algebraicover F. Prove that [F(a, b):F(a)] ≤ [F(a, b):F].
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Let a and b belong to some extension field of F and let b be algebraic
over F. Prove that [F(a, b):F(a)] ≤ [F(a, b):F].
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Given: A field F and a and b belong to some extension field of F and b is algebraic over F.
To prove: .
Step 2
It is given that b is algebraic over F.
Let be the minimal polynomial for b over F.
Then, and hence b is algebraic over .
Thus, is a linear space of finite dimension over .
Clearly, .
This implies that, . . . (1)
Now since, , therefore, . . . (2)
Hence, from (1) and (2) we have,
Also, .
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