Let K be an extension of a field F and an element a∈K be an algebraic over F. If f(x) be a minimal polynomial of a over F, then f(x) is irreducible over F.

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Let K be an extension of a field F and an  element a∈K be an algebraic over F.
 If f(x) be a minimal polynomial of a over F, then f(x) is irreducible over F.

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