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Question

Let `beta in F(alpha)`, where `F(alpha)` is a simple extension. Then
1. `beta = b_0 + b_1 alpha + ... + b_{n - 1} alpha^{n - 1}` or
2. `beta = b_0 + b_1 alpha + ... + b_n alpha^n` ?