On using Steinitz Primitive Theorem

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I want to find $a$ in the algebraic closure of $\mathbb{Q}$ such that $\mathbb{Q}(a)= \mathbb{Q}( \sqrt{3}, \sqrt[3]{5}, \omega)$

Where $\omega$ is the 3rd primitive root of unity.

This is what i have so far:

I have shown that $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{3} + \omega) = \mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{3} , \omega)$ using Steinitz'.

So i am left to find the simple extension of $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{3} + \omega, \sqrt[3]{5})$.

I want to find the roots of irr$(\sqrt{3} + \omega, \mathbb{Q})$, but found it so tedious to do so! Do you know of any easy way to find its roots?

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It shouldn't be very hard to find the automorphisms of $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{3},\omega)$, fixing $\mathbb{Q}$, as after all it's the splitting field of the polynomial $(x^2-3)(x^2+x+1)$. If you apply them to the primitive element you will get all the distinct conjugates of it, i.e. the roots of $\min(\sqrt{3}+\omega, \mathbb{Q})$.

Indeed you will end up with $\sqrt{3}+\omega, \sqrt{3} + \omega^2, -\sqrt{3} + \omega, -\sqrt{3} + \omega^2$.

From here you should be able to conclude that $\sqrt{3}+\sqrt[3]{5}+\omega$ is a primitive element of $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{3},\sqrt[3]{5},\omega)$