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Minimal polynomial of cos(π/n)

I know that $\cos(\pi/n)$ is a root of the Chebyshev polynomial $(T_n + 1)$, in fact it is the largest root of that polynomial, but often that polynomial factors. For example, if $n = 2 k$ then $\cos(\...
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For which $n$ is this ring an euclidean domain?

Let $f_n(x)=x^n-\sum\limits_{i=0}^{n-1}{x^i}$ and $A_n$ the number field corresponding to $f_n$. Question: Is $A_n$ for all $n$ an euclidean domain? Is there a good choice for an euclidean function? ...
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