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This is what I got for the basis over Q.  In order to get the rest of the elements, you have to form linear combinations of these basis elements though.
 
This is what I got for the basis over Q.  In order to get the rest of the elements, you have to form linear combinations of these basis elements though.
 
-Josh
 
-Josh
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Yea, that's what I got too.  I just made a linear combination of the basis elements with all of them in Q.

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anyone has any idea how to do this question? Some hints at least. My work is based on pg 358 Example 7.
-ngw

I'm doing a similar thing. I used the same example and came up with {1, 5^1/3, 5^2/3} ....does anyone know if this is right??

--- This is what I got for the basis over Q. In order to get the rest of the elements, you have to form linear combinations of these basis elements though. -Josh

Yea, that's what I got too. I just made a linear combination of the basis elements with all of them in Q.

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