Question: Consider the field with 16 elements constructed using the irreducible polynomial f(x) = 1 + x + x4 over F. (i) Let a be

Consider the field with 16 elements constructed using the irreducible polynomial f(x) 


Consider the field with 16 elements constructed using the irreducible polynomial f(x) = 1 + x + x4 over F. (i) Let a be a root of f(x). Show that a is a primitive element of F16. Represent each element both as a polynomial and as a power of a. Consider the field with 16 elements constructed using the irreducible polynomial f(x) = 1 + x + x4 over F. (i) Let a be a root of f(x). Show that a is a primitive element of F16. Represent each element both as a polynomial and as a power of a.

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