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Question

Let `alpha` be transcendental over a field F and algebraic over `F(beta)`. Which of the following necessarily follows from this information:
A) There exists a non-zero polynomial `p(x) in F(beta)[x]` such that `p(alpha) = 0`
B) There exists a non-zero polynomial `p(x) in F(alpha)[x]` such that p(beta) = 0 ?