Determine the polynomials have multiple roots


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Q: Determine whether the polynomials have multiple roots.

Let F be a field and let f(x) =anxn+an-1xn-1+...+a0 ∈ F[x]. The derivative, D(f(x)), of f(x) is defined by Dx(f(x))=nanxn-1+(n-1)an-1xn-2+....+a1 where, as usual, na=a+a+.....+a(n times). Note that D(f(x)) is again a polynomial with coefficients in F.

The polynomial f(x) is said to have a multiple root if there is some field E containing F and some a∈E such that (x - a)2 divides f(x) in E[x}. Use the criterion to determine whether the following polynomials have multiple roots:

(a)x3-3x-2∈ Q[x]

(b)x3+3x+2∈ Q[x]

(c)x6-4x4+6x3+4x2-12x+9∈ Q[x]

(d) Show for any prime p and any a ∈ Fp that the polynomial xp-a has a multiple root.


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