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Paper 4, Section I, 2E2 \mathrm{E}2E

Groups, Rings and Modules | Part IB, 2016

Give the statement and the proof of Eisenstein's criterion. Use this criterion to show xp−1+xp−2+⋯+1x^{p-1}+x^{p-2}+\cdots+1xp−1+xp−2+⋯+1 is irreducible in Q[x]\mathbb{Q}[x]Q[x] where ppp is a prime.

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