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ID: past-exam-of-the-geometry-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2009/b/5/ii/solution
Past exam of the geometry course of the University of Oxford 2009 B 5 ii Solution by
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The second-derivative matrix isIts determinant is . Hence the Hessian curve has equationIf , this is the union of three lines and is singular. If , divide by and write it as a Hesse cubic with parameter . The preceding singularity criterion gives , equivalentlyThus the complete condition isThe other values beyond the source's first family are zero and the three cube roots of eight.
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