Exercise 8.6.2

Let F K be a real radical extension and suppose that F M . Prove that M MK is a real radical extension.

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Proof. As the extension F K is radical, there exist γ 1 , , γ n K such that the subfields K i = F ( γ 1 , , γ i ) , i = 0 , , n of K satisfy

K 0 = F K 1 K n = K ,

and K i = K i 1 ( γ i ) , γ i K i , γ i m i K i 1 , m i > 0 .

Let M 0 = M , M i = M ( γ 1 , , γ i ) . Then K 0 = F M 0 = M and K i M i . Moreover

M 0 = M M 1 M n = M ( γ 1 , , γ n ) ,

and M i = M i 1 ( γ i ) , γ i m i K i 1 M i 1 , so

M M ( γ 1 , , γ n ) = M n is a real radical extension.

Moreover, as F M , K = F ( γ 1 , , γ n ) and K M n = M ( γ 1 , , γ n ) , then M n = MK , so

M MK is a real radical extension.

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