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diff --git a/Homework/math4310/abstract_algebra_assn_9.org b/Homework/math4310/abstract_algebra_assn_9.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..41fb8a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Homework/math4310/abstract_algebra_assn_9.org @@ -0,0 +1,229 @@ +#+TITLE: Assignment Nine +#+AUTHOR: Lizzy Hunt +#+STARTUP: entitiespretty fold inlineimages +#+LATEX_HEADER: \notindent \notag \usepackage{ dsfont } \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage[a4paper,margin=1in,landscape]{geometry} \usepackage{polynom} \usepackage{wasysym} +#+LATEX: \setlength\parindent{0pt} +#+OPTIONS: toc:nil + +* Section 5.1 +** Question One +*** b +Yes. In $F$, $f(x) - g(x) = -x^3 + x = x^3 + x$. + +\begin{equation*} +\polylongdiv[style=A]{x^3 + x}{x^2+1} +\end{equation*} + +*** c +No. $f(x) - g(x) = x^5 - 2x^4 + 4x^3 - 8x^2 + 3x - 2$ + +\begin{equation*} +\polylongdiv[style=A]{x^5 - 2x^4 + 4x^3 - 8x^2 + 3x - 2}{x^3 - x^2 + x - 1} +\end{equation*} + +** Question Three +$|${ $0, 1, x, x + 1, x^2, x^2 + 1, x^2 + x, x^2 + x + 1$ }$|$ = 8 + +** Question Four +For every $a,b,c \in \mathds{Z}_3$ we can generate a polynomial $ax^2 + bx + c$, by part two of Corollary 5.5. $3^3 = 27$ + +** Question Six +By Corollary 5.5, all the congruence classes in $F[x]$ are $c \ni c \in F$. + +** Question Eight +\begin{align*} +f(x)k(x) &\equiv_{p(x)} g(x)k(x) \\ +& \Rightarrow p(x) | f(x)k(x) - g(x)k(x) \\ +& \Rightarrow p(x) | (f(x) - g(x))(k(x)) +\end{align*} + +By Theorem 4.10, since $p(x)$ is relatively prime to $k(x)$, $p(x) | f(x) - g(x) \Rightarrow f(x) \equiv_{p(x)} g(x)$ + +** Question Eleven +Since $p(x)$ is reducible, it can be rewritten as $p(x) = f(x)g(x)$ with $f(x), g(x) \in F[x]$ with each $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ having a degree greater than 0, summing to the +degree of $p(x)$. + +Then, it is impossible for $p(x)$ to divide $f(x)$ or $g(x)$ since $p(x)$ has a higher degree. So, neither $f(x)$ or $g(x)$ can $ \equiv_{p(x)} 0_F$. + +Still, $f(x)g(x) \equiv_{}_{p(x)} p(x) \equiv_{p(x)} 0_F$ since $p(x) | p(x)$. + +* Section 5.2 +** Question One +The congruence classes are those in Section 5.1, Question Three as above. + +| + | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | +| [0] | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | +| [1] | [1] | [0] | [x+1] | [x] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2 + x] | +| [x] | [x] | [x + 1] | [0] | [1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | +| [x + 1] | [x + 1] | [x] | [1] | [0] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2] | +| [x^2] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x + 1] | +| [x^2 + 1] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [1] | [0] | [x + 1] | [x] | +| [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | [x] | [x+1] | [0] | [1] | +| [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2] | [x+1] | [x] | [1] | [0] | + +| \cdot | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | +| [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | +| [1] | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x + 1] | [x^2] | [x^2 + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2 + x + 1] | +| [x] | [0] | [x] | [x^2] | [x^2+x] | [x+1] | [1] | [x^2+x+1] | [x^2+1] | +| [x + 1] | [0] | [x + 1] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2+1] | [x^2+x+1] | [x^2] | [1] | [x] | +| [x^2] | [0] | [x^2] | [x+1] | [x^2+x+1] | [x^2+x] | [x] | [x^2+1] | [1] | +| [x^2 + 1] | [0] | [x^2 + 1] | [1] | [x^2] | [x] | [x^2+x+1] | [x+1] | [x^2+x] | +| [x^2 + x] | [0] | [x^2 + x] | [x^2+x+1] | [1] | [x^2+1] | [x+1] | [x] | [x+1] | +| [x^2 + x + 1] | [0] | [x^2 + x + 1] | [x^2+1] | [x] | [1] | [x^2+x] | [x^2] | [x+1] | + +Yes, this is a field since by Theorem 5.7, it is a commutative ring with identity, and each +non-zero row in the multiplication table contains the multiplicative identity (each is a unit). + +** Question Two +| + | [0] | [1] | [2] | [x] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | +| [0] | [0] | [1] | [2] | [x] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | +| [1] | [1] | [2] | [0] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | [2x] | +| [2] | [2] | [0] | [1] | [x+2] | [x] | [x+1] | [2x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | +| [x] | [x] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | [0] | [1] | [2] | +| [x+1] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | [2x] | [1] | [2] | [0] | +| [x+2] | [x+2] | [x] | [x+1] | [2x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2] | [0] | [1] | +| [2x] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | [0] | [1] | [2] | [x] | [x+1] | [1] | +| [2x+1] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | [2x] | [1] | [2] | [0] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [x] | +| [2x+2] | [2x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2] | [0] | [1] | [x+2] | [x] | [x+1] | + + +| \cdot | [0] | [1] | [2] | [x] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | +| [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | +| [1] | [0] | [1] | [2] | [x] | [x+1] | [x+2] | [2x] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | +| [2] | [0] | [2] | [1] | [2x] | [2x+2] | [2x+1] | [x] | [x+2] | [x+1] | +| [x] | [0] | [x] | [2x] | [2] | [x+2] | [2x+2] | [1] | [x+1] | [2x+1] | +| [x+1] | [0] | [x+1] | [2x+2] | [x+2] | [2x] | [1] | [2x+1] | [2] | [x] | +| [x+2] | [0] | [x+2] | [2x+1] | [2x+2] | [1] | [x] | [x+1] | [2x] | [2] | +| [2x] | [0] | [2x] | [x] | [1] | [2x+1] | [x+1] | [2] | [2x+2] | [x+2] | +| [2x+1] | [0] | [2x+1] | [x+2] | [x+1] | [2] | [2x] | [2x+2] | [x] | [1] | +| [2x+2] | [0] | [2x+2] | [x+1] | [2x+1] | [x] | [2] | [x+2] | [1] | [2x] | + +Yes, this is a field since by Theorem 5.7, it is a commutative ring with identity, and each +non-zero row in the multiplication table contains the multiplicative identity (each is a unit). + +** Question Three + +| + | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x+1] | +| [0] | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x+1] | +| [1] | [1] | [0] | [x+1] | [x] | +| [x] | [x] | [x+1] | [0] | [1] | +| [x+1] | [x+1] | [x] | [1] | [0] | + +| \cdot | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x+1] | +| [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | +| [1] | [0] | [1] | [x] | [x+1] | +| [x] | [0] | [x] | [1] | [x+1] | +| [x+1] | [0] | [x+1] | [x+1] | [0] | + +Not, this is _not_ a field since by Theorem 5.7, it is a commutative ring with identity, but +not every non-zero row in the multiplication table contains the multiplicative identity ($x+1$ is +not a unit). + +** Question Six +By Corollary 5.5, each congruence class can be rewritten with $a,b \in \mathds{Q}$: $[ax + b]$. + +Addition is defined as $[ax + b] + [cx + d] = [(a + c)x + bd]$. + +$(ax + b)(cx + d) = acx^2 + dax + bcx + bd = acx^2 + (da + bc)x + bd$ + +\begin{equation*} +\polylongdiv[style=A]{acx^2 + (da + bc)x + bd}{x^2 - 2} +\end{equation*} + +Multiplication is thusly defined as $[ax + b] \cdot [cx + d] = [(ad + bc)x + (2ac + bd)]$ + +** Question Nine +Given that $[a + bx]$ is a nonzero congruence class, either +$a > 0$ or $b > 0$. Then let $c = \frac{-a}{a^2 + b^2}$ and $d = \frac{b}{a^2 + b^2}$. + +\begin{equation*} +\polylongdiv[style=A]{acx^2 + (da + bc)x + bd}{x^2 + 1} +\end{equation*} + +\begin{align*} +[ax + b][cx + d] & = [(ad + bc)x + (bd - ac)] \\ +&= [(\frac{ab}{a^2 + b^2} + \frac{-ab}{a^2 + b^2})x + \frac{b^2}{a^2 + b^2} - \frac{-a^2}{a^2 + b^2}] \\ +&= [0x + \frac{b^2 + a^2}{a^2 + b^2}] \\ +&= [1] +\end{align*} + +* Section 5.3 +** Question One +*** a +$x^3 + 2x^2 + x + 1$ does not have any roots in \mathds{Z}_3, so by Corollary 4.19 it must be irreducible, +and thus a field by 5.10 + +*** b +This is not a field by Theorem 5.10 since 2 is a root in $Z_5$, so by Corollary 4.19 it must be reducible. + +*** c +This is not a field by Theorem 5.10 since $x^4 + x^2 + 1 = (x^2 - x + 1)(x^2 + x + 1) \equiv_2 (x^2 + x + 1)^2$ shows $x^4 + x^2 + 1$ is reducible. + +** Question Two +*** a +Since $\mathds{Q} (\sqrt{2})$ is a subset of $\mathds{R}$, multiplication and addition are associative, commutative, and distributive. + +The additive identity of $\mathds{Q} (\sqrt{2}) is $0 + 0\sqrt{2}$ and the multiplicative identity is $1 + 0\sqrt{2}$. + +It must be a field since every non-zero element $a + b \sqrt{2}$ is a unit: + +\begin{align*} +(a + b\sqrt{2})x = 1 & \Rightarrow x = \frac{1}{a + b\sqrt{2}} \\ +& \Rightarrow x = \frac{a - b\sqrt{2}}{(a + b\sqrt{2})(a - b \sqrt{2})} \\ +& \Rightarrow x = \frac{a}{a^2 - 2b^2} - \frac{b}{a^2 - 2b^2}\sqrt{2} \\ +\end{align*} + +*** b +Every element in $\mathds{Q} / (x^2 - 2)$ can be rewritten as a member of the congruence class $[ax + b]$ with $a, b \in \mathds{Q}$ by Corollary 5.5. + +Then, we can define a function $f$ such that $f([ax + b]) = a + b\sqrt{2}$ so that $f(x) \in \mathds{Q}(\sqrt{2})$. + +$f$ is thus an isomorphism since (a chance at redemption from my midterm \smiley): + ++ $f$ is injective since $f([ax + b]) = f([cx + d]) \Rightarrow a + b\sqrt{2} = c + d\sqrt{2} \Rightarrow a = c \wedge b = d$ ++ $f$ is surjective since each $a + b\sqrt{2}$ is uniquely mapped to $[ax + b]$ ++ $f([ax + b] + [cx + d]) = f([(a + c)x + (b + d)]) = (a + c) + (b + d)\sqrt{2} = (a + b\sqrt{2}) + (c + d\sqrt{2}) = f([ax + b]) + f([cx + d])$ + ++ And via Question Six from section 5.2 above, + $f([ax + b] \cdot [cx + d]) = f([(ad + bc)x + (2ac + bd)]) = (ad + bc) + (2ac + bd)\sqrt{2} = (a + b\sqrt{2})(c + d\sqrt{2}) = f([ax + b])f([cx + d])$ + +** Question Five +*** a +Since $\mathds{Q} (\sqrt{3})$ is a subset of $\mathds{R}$, multiplication and addition are associative, commutative, and distributive. + +The additive identity of $\mathds{Q} (\sqrt{3}) is $0 + 0\sqrt{3}$ and the multiplicative identity is $1 + 0\sqrt{3}$. + +It must be a field since every non-zero element $r + s \sqrt{3}$ is a unit (by first assuming that the inverse of $r + s\sqrt{3}$ from the +back of the book, is $\frac{r}{t} - \frac{s}{t}\sqrt{3}$ with $t=r^2 - 3s^2$): + +\begin{align*} +1 &= (r + s\sqrt{3})(\frac{r}{t} - \frac{s}{t}\sqrt{3}) \\ + &= \frac{r^2}{t} - \frac{sr}{t}\sqrt{3} + \frac{sr}{t}\sqrt{3} - \frac{3s^2}{t} \\ + &= \frac{r^2 - 3s^2}{t} \\ + &= 1 +\end{align*} + +*** b +**** Quick Lemma +In $\mathds{Q}{x^2 - 3}$, by Corollary 5.5, each congruence class can be rewritten with $a,b \in \mathds{Q}$: $[ax + b]$. + +$(ax + b)(cx + d) = acx^2 + dax + bcx + bd = acx^2 + (da + bc)x + bd$ + +\begin{equation*} +\polylongdiv[style=A]{acx^2 + (da + bc)x + bd}{x^2 - 3} +\end{equation*} + +Multiplication is thusly defined as $[ax + b] \cdot [cx + d] = [(ad + bc)x + (3ac + bd)]$ + +**** Yeah, it's an isomorphism + +Every element in $\mathds{Q} / (x^2 - 3)$ can be rewritten as a member of the congruence class $[ax + b]$ with $a, b \in \mathds{Q}$ by Corollary 5.5. + +Then, we can define a function $f$ such that $f([rx + s]) = r + s\sqrt{3}$ so that $f(x) \in \mathds{Q}(\sqrt{3})$. + +$f$ is thus an isomorphism since (a chance of redemption from my midterm \smiley): + ++ $f$ is injective since $f([ax + b]) = f([cx + d]) \Rightarrow a + b\sqrt{3} = c + d\sqrt{3} \Rightarrow a = c \wedge b = d$ ++ $f$ is surjective since each $a + b\sqrt{3}$ is uniquely mapped to $[ax + b]$ ++ $f([ax + b] + [cx + d]) = f([(a + c)x + (b + d)]) = (a + c) + (b + d)\sqrt{3} = (a + b\sqrt{3}) + (c + d\sqrt{3}) = f([ax + b]) + f([cx + d])$ ++ And from the lemma, $f([ax + b] \cdot [cx + d]) = f([(ad + bc)x + (3ac + bd)]) = (ad + bc) + (3ac + bd)\sqrt{3} = (a + b\sqrt{3})(c + d\sqrt{3}) = f([ax + b])f([cx + d])$ |
