Exercise 5.15

If p ≡ 1 ( mod 5 ) , show directly that ( 5 ∕ p ) = 1 by the method of Ex. 5.14. [Hint : Let ρ be an element of U ( ℤ ∕ pℤ ) ) of order 5 . Show that ( ρ + ρ 4 ) 2 + ( ρ + ρ 4 ) − 1 ¯ = 0 ¯ , etc.]

Answers

Proof. Let g be a generator of 𝔽 p ∗ . Then g has order p − 1 , thus ρ = g ( p − 1 ) ∕ 5 has order 5 .

Let

{ α = ρ + ρ 4 β = ρ 2 + ρ 3

As 0 = ρ 5 − 1 = ( ρ − 1 ) ( 1 + ρ + ρ 2 + ρ 3 + ρ 4 ) and ρ ≠ 1 , then 1 + ρ + ρ 2 + ρ 3 + ρ 4 = 0 , thus

α + β = − 1 αβ = ρ 3 + ρ 4 + ρ + ρ 2 = − 1

This shows that α , β are the roots in 𝔽 p of x 2 + x − 1 , so that α 2 + α − 1 = 0 .

Thus 4 α 2 + 4 α − 4 = ( 2 α + 1 ) 2 − 5 = 0 : 5 ¯ is a square in 𝔽 p ∗ and ( 5 p ) = 1 . □

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