Let F be a field and E an extension field of F that contains a1,a2, . . . , an. Prove that F(a1, a2, . . . , an) is the intersection of allsubfields of E that contain F and the set {a1, a2, . . . , an}.

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Let F be a field and E an extension field of F that contains a1,
a2, . . . , an. Prove that F(a1, a2, . . . , an) is the intersection of all
subfields of E that contain F and the set {a1, a2, . . . , an}.

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