Solution

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Modulo , the affine points are
Each equals its own inverse because in . Thus
which 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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