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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 iii Paper 125 5 b Solution by
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For , the addition formulas giveIn particular, and has order four, while the nonintegral coordinate of and part (a) show that has infinite order.
For two-isogeny descent, writeThe rational point is the kernel of a degree-two isogeny . The square-class maps send an affine point with to , send to , and send to or on the two curves. Their images determine the rank through
HereOn , the possible square classes divide ; real solubility excludes the negative classes, while and exhibit and . Thus . On , the pointsexhibit the classes , along with . The remaining candidate classes are divisible by . Their homogeneous spaceshave no primitive solution modulo : reduction modulo first forces , and then the equation is congruent to or modulo . HenceThe rank formula gives , so .
At the good primes and , direct counts giveThe reduction of torsion points on an elliptic curve injects rational torsion into both groups, so its order divides . Since has order four, the torsion subgroup is . Thereforeso , , and .
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