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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2022 iii Paper 125 1 d Solution by
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HereBy the Lutz–Nagell theorem, a nonzero rational torsion point has integral coordinates and either or . Part b gives , so . The cubic has no integral zero. Substitution of gives exactlyThis proves the required inclusion.
Since , the point has order three. The point is not torsion because is nonintegral, contradicting Nagell–Lutz. If or were torsion, adding the torsion point would make torsion; their negatives are excluded in the same way. Hence
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