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Question

Given that the multiplicative group `ZZ_2(alpha)"/"{0} = {1 , alpha , alpha + 1}` is cyclic of order 3 generated by both `alpha and alpha + 1`, examine the structure of the additive group `ZZ_2(alpha) = {0 ,1 , alpha , alpha + 1}`.
Is this additive group cyclic ?