How to find all the roots in this ring?

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Let $F:= \mathbb{F}_7[x]/(x^2+3x+1)$

  1. Is it a field?
  2. Find all the roots in F of the polynom $f (Y) := Y^2+[3]_{F}Y +[1]_{F} \in F[Y]$.

Attempt:

  1. It is a field, because $x^2+3x+1$ is irreducible $\in \mathbb{F}_7[x]$. In fact it has no roots $\in \mathbb{F}_7$.
  2. I suppose I can't just replace numbers from $0$ to $6$ in the place of the $Y$. What should you do to solve this problem?
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Well, $f$ has $[x]$ as a root, the other root has to be $-3-[x]$ (Vieta).