Can a field with 128 elements contain a subfield with 8 elements? Give an explicit construction of such a field extension, or prove that none exists.

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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.3: The Field Of Quotients Of An Integral Domain
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Can a field with 128 elements contain a subfield with 8 elements? Give an explicit construction of
such a field extension, or prove that none exists.
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