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Is there a (simple) criterion for membership to the base field of an inseparable extension?

Let $F$ be a field, let $f \in F[x]$, let $E$ be the splitting field of $f$, and let $e \in E$ be written in terms of the roots of $f$. I'm looking for a simple way to establish if $e \in F$. If $E/F$ ...
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