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A question about algebraic numbers using Mathematica

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• Subject: [mg62762] A question about algebraic numbers using Mathematica
• From: Kent Holing <KHO at statoil.com>
• Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 03:37:01 -0500 (EST)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

I want to find the inverse of 2 - r in Q[r] where r is a root of the equation
x^4 - 2c x^3 + (c^2 - 2a^2) x^2 + 2a^2 c x - a^2 c^2 = 0 for a, b and c integers.

Can this be done for general a, b and c? (I know how to do it for specific given numerical values of a, b and c.)

Kent Holing

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