Proposition. the degree of $K_1K_2/F$ [2405]

Let $K_{1}$ and $K_{2}$ be two finite extensions of a field $F$ contained in $K$.

  1. $[K_{1}K_{2} : F] \leq \dfrac{[K_{1} : F][K_{2} : F]}{[K_{1} \cap K_{2} : F]}$.
  2. If $[K_{1} : F]$ and $[K_{2} : F]$ are coprime, then $K_{1} \cap K_{2} = F$ and $[K_{1}K_{2} : F] = [K_{1} : F][K_{2} : F]$.
  3. If $K_{1} / F$ is Galois, then the equality in (1) holds.