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Part BCSIR NET December 2023power-sums-mod-p

Power sums mod p

Which one of the following is equal to in ?

  1. A.88
  2. B.−88
  3. C.−2
  4. D.0

Solution

89 is prime and is cyclic of order 88. For a generator is a geometric sum equal to 0 because 88 ∤ 37 (so .

The trap it tests

Execution slip

The idea was right. The computation was not.

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Related counterexample: Every prime ideal is maximal

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