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Question

In the construction of the finite field `F = ZZ_p[x]"/"langle f(x) rangle`, where f(x) is an irreducible polynomial of degree 2 over `ZZ_p`, what is the degree of the field extension `[F : ZZ_p]`:
A) 1
B) 2 ?