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Exercise 12.2.14
Use Theorem 12.2.5 and standard results about Galois extensions to prove that . Then explain that if and only if is a proper subfield of .
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Proof. By Theorem 12.2.5,
Moreover, is a Galois extension, where , thus is also a Galois extension. Therefore . We obtain the conclusion
Since ,
So if and only if is a proper subfield of . □