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Field Extensions · Challenge problem

x2+1x^2+1 is irreducible over Z7\mathbb Z_7. In Z7[x]/(x2+1)\mathbb Z_7[x]/(x^2+1), find the inverse of 2+α2+\alpha in the form a+bαa+b\alpha.