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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 iii Paper 125 3 b Solution by
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For , let . The three points lie on the horizontal line through , so their sum is zero. Thusin the endomorphism ring of an elliptic curve. Since and complex conjugation sends to , degree on is the Eisenstein-integer norm:
A separable isogeny is determined by its kernel up to unique isomorphism of its target, and every finite Galois-stable subgroup of an elliptic curve is the kernel of the corresponding quotient isogeny. Put . The three nonzero points of are , andHence kills and factors uniquely through :for an isogeny . Degrees giveMoreover,Composing the factorization twice and using the surjectivity of gives .
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