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  1. December 12th 2010, 01:25 AM #1
    koko2009
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    a maximal ideal

    Prove that the ideal (x) in Q[x] is maximal. (Q[x] is the set of all polynomials with rational coefficients
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  2. December 12th 2010, 02:21 AM #2
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    It is easy to prove that

    \mathbb{Q}[x]/(x)=\{\lambda+(x):\;\lambda\in \mathbb{Q}\}

    As a consequence,

    \mathbb{Q}[x]/(x) is a field.

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