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how to find minimal polynomial

How to find the minimal polynomial of an element ? Let $\zeta_n$ be a primitive $n$-th root of unity. I want to find the minimal polynomial of $\zeta_n$ over $\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n+\zeta_{n}^{-1})$. How do I do that ?