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Old November 5th, 2009, 12:28 PM
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Default Finite field extensions.

Hi:
If K/F is a finite field extension of degree n, so is K(x)/F(x), where K(x) is the field of rational functions in one variable over K, idem F(x).

I could prove K(x)/F(x) is a finite extension, but I cannot prove the degree is n. It helped me to have found that K(x) = K(p), where p is the polynomial p(x) = x. Analogously, F(x) = F(p). Any hint will be welcome. Thanks for reading.
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