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Exercise 12.2.9
In the situation of Theorem 12.2.5, suppose that is an extension of prime degree . Prove that is isomorphic to either or a subgroup of index in .
Answers
Proof. Since is prime, the factor of is or .
If , then and so .
If , then by the Galois correspondence (Theorem 7.3.1), corresponds to , and
Therefore is isomorphic to a subgroup of index in .