K(g^(1/2))/K

Elements Of Modern Algebra
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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.2: Integral Domains And Fields
Problem 24E: If a0 in a field F, prove that for every bF the equation ax=b has a unique solution x in F. [Type...
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Say we have a field K and g, an element of K, where there is no solution to the equation x^2=g for x an element of K. Is the field extension K(g^(1/2))/K necessarily Galois? 

 

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