
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Let  $F$  be a finite field having an odd number  $m$  of elements. Let  $p(x)$  be an irreducible (i.e. nonfactorable) polynomial over  $F$  of the form   $$ x^2+bx+c, ~~~~~~ b,c \in F. $$   For how many elements  $k$  in  $F$  is  $p(x)+k$  irreducible over  $F$ ?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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