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What do u mean by irreducible polynomials?

This has to do with the concept of minimal polynomials.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_polynomial_(field_theory)]

Let a = p+iq and b = r-iq where p,q,r are real. Let p+r = s where s is rational

Let f(x) = a_nx^n +a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_0.
and g(x) = b_mx^m +b_{m-1}x^{m-1}+...+b_0.

WLOG, say n>m.

Now f(x) is the minimal polynomial over Q with a as its root. Similarly g(x) is the minimal polynomial for b

g(b) = 0

i.e.\sum_{k=0}^m b_k(r-iq)^k = 0

\Rightarrow \sum_{k=0}^m b_k(s -p -iq)^k = 0 \Rightarrow \Rightarrow \sum_{k=0}^m b_k [s-(p+iq)]^k = 0

\Rightarrow \sum_{k=0}^m b_k(s -a)^k = 0

Thus a is a root of the rational irreducible polynomial \sum_{k=0}^m b_k(s -x)^k of degree m<n

Thus we have exhibited a polynomial over Q of degree<n that has a = p+iq as a root contradicting the minimality of f(x).

[By the way this is not JEE math, so if you sourced this from some JEE material God help us all!]