Suppose that p is a prime and p does not equal 2. Let a be a nonsquare in GF( p)—that is, a does not have the form b2 for any b in GF( p). Show that a is a nonsquare in GF(pn) if n is odd and that a is a square in GF( pn) if n is even

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Suppose that p is a prime and p does not equal 2. Let a be a nonsquare in GF( p)—that is, a does not have the form b2 for any b in GF( p). Show that a is a nonsquare in GF(pn) if n is odd and that a is a square in GF( pn) if n is even.

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