proof of fundamental theorem of algebra
If let be a root of in someextension of . Let be a Galois closure of over and set .Let be a Sylow 2-subgroup of and let (the fixed field of in ).By the Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory
we have, an odd number
. We may write for some , so the minimal polynomial is irreducible
over and of odddegree. That degree must be 1, and hence , whichmeans that , a 2-group. Thus is also a 2-group. If choose such that , and set ,so that . But any polynomial
ofdegree 2 over has roots in by thequadratic formula, so such a field cannot exist. Thiscontradiction
shows that . Hence and , completing the proof.