In: Advanced Math
Problem 3. Let F ⊆ E be a field extension.
(i) Suppose α ∈ E is algebraic of odd degree over F. Prove that F(α) = F(α^2 ). Hints: look at the tower of extensions F ⊆ F(α^2 ) ⊆ F(α) and their degrees.
(ii) Let S be a (possibly infinite) subset of E. Assume that every element of S is algebraic over F. Prove that F(S) = F[S]