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*Find all monic irreducible polynomials of degree 2 over Z3. <br>
  
x^2 + 1, x^2 + x + 2,x^2 + 2x + 2, this is the answer from the book. But I have no idea what it actually means. Can someone explain? <br>
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x^2 + 1, x^2 + x + 2,x^2 + 2x + 2, this is the answer from the book. But I have no idea what it actually means. Can someone explain? <br>
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-Wooi-Chen Ng

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  • Find all monic irreducible polynomials of degree 2 over Z3.
x^2 + 1, x^2 + x + 2,x^2 + 2x + 2, this is the answer from the book. But I have no idea what it actually means. Can someone explain? 

-Wooi-Chen Ng

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