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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 125 1 b iv Solution by
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Modulo , the affine points areEach equals its own inverse because in . Thuswhich is noncyclic. The reductions of and are the distinct nonzero points and , so they form a basis.
If , reduction modulo shows that and are even. Write and . Then is a rational point of order dividing two, and part (iii) makes it zero. Repeating the argument shows that and are divisible by every power of two, so . Therefore
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